Statement regarding the claim that the Ibn 'Abbas Mosque was built on a cemetery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man from the people of Ta'if told me that the mosque named after 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas was built on an old cemetery that has not been dug up, and that the location of these graves is in the rear of the mosque, and that this is the statement of several elderly people. He asks: Is this statement true?
Answer:
No, this is a lie. The Ibn 'Abbas Mosque was cleared of graves in its last renovation; the graves were cleared and removed from it, and then it was built. If there is something that was not noticed, something buried and they were unaware of it, then it is dug up and removed. It is removed if it is revealed. As for the talk and rumors, this is false and should not be heeded. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A man from the people of Ta'if told me that the mosque named after 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas was built on an old cemetery that has not been dug up, and that the location of these graves is in the rear of the mosque, and that this is the statement of several elderly people. He asks: Is this statement true?
Answer:
No, this is a lie. The Ibn 'Abbas Mosque was cleared of graves in its last renovation; the graves were cleared and removed from it, and then it was built. If there is something that was not noticed, something buried and they were unaware of it, then it is dug up and removed. It is removed if it is revealed. As for the talk and rumors, this is false and should not be heeded. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 15-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (55:25)
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