The Ruling on Praying in a Mosque That Contains a Grave
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If there is a grave in a mosque, and the mosque was the first to be built, but the grave is in the mosque. He says: Yes, if there is a grave in a mosque, and the mosque was the first, but the grave is in the qiblah of the one praying, is the prayer valid? And what is our duty regarding that?
Answer:
The prayer is not valid in a place that contains a grave; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making graves into places of worship, and the one who forbids something implies its invalidity. If the grave was built later in the mosque, it is necessary to dig up the grave and move it to the cemetery. If the grave is old and the mosque is new and built over it, the mosque is demolished and the grave remains.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If there is a grave in a mosque, and the mosque was the first to be built, but the grave is in the mosque. He says: Yes, if there is a grave in a mosque, and the mosque was the first, but the grave is in the qiblah of the one praying, is the prayer valid? And what is our duty regarding that?
Answer:
The prayer is not valid in a place that contains a grave; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade making graves into places of worship, and the one who forbids something implies its invalidity. If the grave was built later in the mosque, it is necessary to dig up the grave and move it to the cemetery. If the grave is old and the mosque is new and built over it, the mosque is demolished and the grave remains.
Source
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