The ruling on burying more than one deceased person in a single grave
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Question:
It has been observed recently that a child is buried with the deceased in the same grave. What is your opinion on this? This has led some ignorant people to believe that there is a virtue in doing so, and that it wards off punishment from the deceased because of this child being buried with him.
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to bury more than one person in a grave except out of dire necessity. If the number of dead is large and the Muslims are unable to dig a grave for each one, there is no harm in combining two or three in one grave, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the Battle of Uhud when the number of casualties was great. It was difficult for the Companions to dig a grave for every deceased person.
So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that two or three be combined in one grave to make things easier for the Muslims. In cases other than dire necessity, it is not permissible to bury more than one deceased person in a grave. This is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in burying his Companions in al-Baqi' and elsewhere. Only one person was buried in a grave. Yes. And that he will intercede for them, and that this is one of the myths of the ignorant and the myth-makers. You must prevent this if you know that this is happening in the Kingdom. You are required to report it to the authorities to prevent it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
It has been observed recently that a child is buried with the deceased in the same grave. What is your opinion on this? This has led some ignorant people to believe that there is a virtue in doing so, and that it wards off punishment from the deceased because of this child being buried with him.
Answer:
This is not permissible. It is not permissible to bury more than one person in a grave except out of dire necessity. If the number of dead is large and the Muslims are unable to dig a grave for each one, there is no harm in combining two or three in one grave, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did in the Battle of Uhud when the number of casualties was great. It was difficult for the Companions to dig a grave for every deceased person.
So the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that two or three be combined in one grave to make things easier for the Muslims. In cases other than dire necessity, it is not permissible to bury more than one deceased person in a grave. This is the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in burying his Companions in al-Baqi' and elsewhere. Only one person was buried in a grave. Yes. And that he will intercede for them, and that this is one of the myths of the ignorant and the myth-makers. You must prevent this if you know that this is happening in the Kingdom. You are required to report it to the authorities to prevent it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام [34] — alfawzan.live (1:11:35)
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