Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave in its center?
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The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : What is your name? I can hear you.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, we have a mosque in our region in Morocco, and there is a grave in its center. This grave contains the person who built this mosque. Is it permissible for you to pray in this mosque or not?
The Shaykh : Did the grave come before the mosque, or did the mosque come before the grave?
The questioner : By Allah, this person built the grave.
The Shaykh : I mean, this person built it.
The questioner : Yes, they buried him in the center.
The Shaykh : Then, regarding my religion.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pray in it or not?
The Shaykh : Is the grave in the direction of the qiblah or behind?
The questioner : The grave is facing the center of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : And is it permissible to pray in it or not?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to pray in the mosque, but the grave must not be in front of the one praying.
The questioner : Because if he prays on the side, he prays in front, in front, in front of the prayer, meaning he prays from the other side, in the center.
The Shaykh : I say, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : He should not pray with the grave in front of him.
The questioner : I have no second question, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the statement now?
The questioner : I have a second question, please.
The Shaykh : Even the first answer, or not?
The presenter : Did you understand the answer? Did you understand the first answer?
The questioner : I understood it, I understood it.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : Hello, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : What is your name? I can hear you.
The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, we have a mosque in our region in Morocco, and there is a grave in its center. This grave contains the person who built this mosque. Is it permissible for you to pray in this mosque or not?
The Shaykh : Did the grave come before the mosque, or did the mosque come before the grave?
The questioner : By Allah, this person built the grave.
The Shaykh : I mean, this person built it.
The questioner : Yes, they buried him in the center.
The Shaykh : Then, regarding my religion.
The questioner : Is it permissible to pray in it or not?
The Shaykh : Is the grave in the direction of the qiblah or behind?
The questioner : The grave is facing the center of the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The questioner : And is it permissible to pray in it or not?
The Shaykh : It is permissible to pray in the mosque, but the grave must not be in front of the one praying.
The questioner : Because if he prays on the side, he prays in front, in front, in front of the prayer, meaning he prays from the other side, in the center.
The Shaykh : I say, may Allah bless you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : He should not pray with the grave in front of him.
The questioner : I have no second question, Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the statement now?
The questioner : I have a second question, please.
The Shaykh : Even the first answer, or not?
The presenter : Did you understand the answer? Did you understand the first answer?
The questioner : I understood it, I understood it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 733- هل تجوز الصلاة في المسجد وفي وسطه قبر؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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