Advice to Preachers and Praying in Mosques That Contain Graves
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The questioner:
There are preachers who need advice. They wander around mosques that contain graves and hold gatherings there, saying, “We do not deny this now?” and they pray.
Another questioner:
Peace be upon you, my dear.
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake. They do not pray in them, nor do they pray with them. They disapprove of them and educate them, saying, “Do not pray in them; your prayer is not valid. Do not pray in them. Move to mosques that do not contain graves. Build mosques that do not contain graves. Reach an understanding with the state and with the benefactors to remove these graves if they are new, or to remove the mosque if it is new and the graves are old. The new one is to be removed, whether the mosque or the new grave is to be removed.”
Another questioner:
If the state is the one that supports the worship of graves.
The Shaykh:
The believers do not despair. They advise the scholars and contact them repeatedly. He does not rely on ease; he contacts them, calls them to Allah, and teaches them, hoping that Allah will make them beneficial. Perhaps Allah will guide them through His means. So fear Allah as much as you are able.
Another questioner:
Peace be upon you. If he does not know of any mosque other than this one, if in most cases he does not know of any mosque other than this one,
The Shaykh:
Or agree with your brothers to pray together in one of your homes if you cannot do so in the mosque. Gather and pray in the home of one of you. Do not pray in the mosque that contains graves. Strive to find a mosque that does not contain a grave. Strive with the help of Allah. Each person contributes two, twenty, or thirty riyals until you turn it into a mosque. Yes.
There are preachers who need advice. They wander around mosques that contain graves and hold gatherings there, saying, “We do not deny this now?” and they pray.
Another questioner:
Peace be upon you, my dear.
The Shaykh:
This is a mistake. They do not pray in them, nor do they pray with them. They disapprove of them and educate them, saying, “Do not pray in them; your prayer is not valid. Do not pray in them. Move to mosques that do not contain graves. Build mosques that do not contain graves. Reach an understanding with the state and with the benefactors to remove these graves if they are new, or to remove the mosque if it is new and the graves are old. The new one is to be removed, whether the mosque or the new grave is to be removed.”
Another questioner:
If the state is the one that supports the worship of graves.
The Shaykh:
The believers do not despair. They advise the scholars and contact them repeatedly. He does not rely on ease; he contacts them, calls them to Allah, and teaches them, hoping that Allah will make them beneficial. Perhaps Allah will guide them through His means. So fear Allah as much as you are able.
Another questioner:
Peace be upon you. If he does not know of any mosque other than this one, if in most cases he does not know of any mosque other than this one,
The Shaykh:
Or agree with your brothers to pray together in one of your homes if you cannot do so in the mosque. Gather and pray in the home of one of you. Do not pray in the mosque that contains graves. Strive to find a mosque that does not contain a grave. Strive with the help of Allah. Each person contributes two, twenty, or thirty riyals until you turn it into a mosque. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (1:22:18)
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