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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Prayer in a mosque near a cemetery

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Question:
If a mosque is built near a cemetery, aligned with the qiblah at a distance of thirty or forty meters, is it permissible to pray in this mosque?

Answer:
Yes, if there is a street separating the mosque from this cemetery, and no land, street, or greenery connecting them, so that it is separated and far from it.
Source شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [26] — alfawzan.live (1:09:43)

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