The Ruling on Praying in Mosques Built over Graves
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in mosques that have graves in them, whether the graves are in front of the mosque or behind it? The mosque that was built over a grave, built over a grave, meaning it was built for the sake of this grave.
Answer:
The prayer is not valid in it, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Do not take the graves as mosques”Sunan an-Nasa'i 703Sahih (Darussalam), so do not take the graves as mosques. He forbade you from doing that.
Therefore, the prayer is not valid in mosques built over graves, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), a means. Even if a person is praying for Allah the Exalted in this mosque, his prayer in this mosque built over a grave is a means to shirk, meaning a path to shirk. And the religion of Islam came with blocking the means that lead to shirk. Therefore, prayer in mosques built over graves is forbidden, because this is a means to shirk, whether the grave is in front, on the right, on the left, or behind. The important point is that this grave is inside the mosque, inside the wall of the mosque. Yes.
The questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in mosques that have graves in them, whether the graves are in front of the mosque or behind it? The mosque that was built over a grave, built over a grave, meaning it was built for the sake of this grave.
Answer:
The prayer is not valid in it, due to the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Do not take the graves as mosques”
May Allah curse the Jews and Christians, for they took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.
لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجدTherefore, the prayer is not valid in mosques built over graves, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah), a means. Even if a person is praying for Allah the Exalted in this mosque, his prayer in this mosque built over a grave is a means to shirk, meaning a path to shirk. And the religion of Islam came with blocking the means that lead to shirk. Therefore, prayer in mosques built over graves is forbidden, because this is a means to shirk, whether the grave is in front, on the right, on the left, or behind. The important point is that this grave is inside the mosque, inside the wall of the mosque. Yes.
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