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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Digging up the grave of a deceased person buried in the courtyard of the mosque

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Question:
This is a question from outside this country. He says: A deceased person was buried in the courtyard of the mosque twenty years ago. Now that we have learned the religion and understood that this is not permissible, we want to dig up the grave, but it has been lost to us and we do not know exactly where it is. He says: It has been lost to us and we do not know exactly where it is.

Answer:
If you do not know its location, you are excused, but do not pray in a mosque built over a grave, even if you fear for its status. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-29-03 -1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:02)

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