Burial in Old Cemeteries When the City Cemetery Is Full

The questioner:
This questioner says: In our country, the city cemetery is full.

The Shaykh:
In our country.

The questioner:
The city cemetery is full in…

The Shaykh:
I mean, their city, yes, that’s right.

The questioner:
And there are no more places left for burial, so people have started burying their dead in the old cemeteries. Is it permissible to bury them there?

The Shaykh:
They bury them.

The questioner:
In the old cemeteries.

The Shaykh:
Nearby.

The questioner:
The old ones.

The Shaykh:
The old ones, on top of the previous deceased?

The questioner:
So, do they bury them there, or in other suitable places for burial?

The Shaykh:
By Allah, this requires that they write down their question and send it for a fatwa so that it can be examined. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh.