The ruling on digging up graves and moving remains to bury new deceased
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In some countries where the land is rocky, they dig up graves and move the remains to another place in order to bury new deceased in that location. He asks: What is the ruling on this? And are there any guidelines for it?
Answer:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that there is land with this characteristic. I mean, there is no cemetery that does not have a specific place. The land is vast, praise be to Allah. And today, praise be to Allah, cars have made it easy to transport the deceased to a suitable place. This is only done by those who do it in Makkah or al-Madinah for the sake of blessing. It is not because of the narrowness of the land and its difficulty. Rather, they do this saying, "Those are in Paradise; if buried with those, one enters Paradise." So they believe in the blessing in this for seeking blessing.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In some countries where the land is rocky, they dig up graves and move the remains to another place in order to bury new deceased in that location. He asks: What is the ruling on this? And are there any guidelines for it?
Answer:
I do not think, if Allah wills, that there is land with this characteristic. I mean, there is no cemetery that does not have a specific place. The land is vast, praise be to Allah. And today, praise be to Allah, cars have made it easy to transport the deceased to a suitable place. This is only done by those who do it in Makkah or al-Madinah for the sake of blessing. It is not because of the narrowness of the land and its difficulty. Rather, they do this saying, "Those are in Paradise; if buried with those, one enters Paradise." So they believe in the blessing in this for seeking blessing.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 15-05-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:13:58)
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