What is the ruling on praying in a mosque that has a grave room?

The questioner : Regarding the issue of the mosque, some mosques have graves added to them in the garden or in a special room. Is the ruling on praying in this mosque one of prohibition or one of invalidation?

The Shaykh : First, the room added to the mosque. Either the door of this room opens into the mosque, in which case it is part of the mosque. There is no difference then whether the grave is covered by the room or exposed without a room, as long as the entrance to the grave is from the mosque. But if the room, the room containing the grave, is entered from outside the mosque, for example from a road, this is not considered an annex to the mosque.

The questioner : Excuse me, does the endowment land for the mosque count as the external door or the internal door? I mean, the prayer hall or the courtyard? The mosque's courtyard, the endowment land, for example. Right now we are in a mosque, let's say it is like the grave, meaning the Imam's room is separated from the mosque. It is known that you exit the prayer hall and then go to the room. So does this room count as part of the mosque or outside the mosque? The endowment land for the mosque. Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : I did not understand you, and upon you be peace, mercy of Allah, and blessings. And you just mentioned the Imam.

The questioner : The Imam's room is part of the mosque, meaning.

The Shaykh : You just mentioned the Imam and the Imam's room. Is this related to your previous question? Come. Excuse me. Your previous question did not mention the Imam, nor did it mention the Imam's room. All you mentioned was that the grave is in a room, so I gave you the answer.

The questioner : Excuse me, the room is inside the mosque's courtyard.

The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah bless you. Thank you. A good question is half of knowledge.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The room that contains the grave.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : We said that if the door of the room opens into the mosque and the entry to the room is from the mosque, then this room, including the grave in it, is an annex to the mosque.

The questioner : Yes, did you understand?

The Shaykh : If the door opens to the road, then it is not an annex to the mosque. Now, what happened with you when you mentioned the Imam?

The questioner : Poor thing.

The Shaykh : He went around the courtyard.

The questioner : The endowment land, I mean, the issue of the endowment land for the mosque, what does it follow? I mean, does the endowment follow the mosque so that it is considered part of the mosque from the external wall, or from where? The things that, I mean, only connect to the prayer hall, is that what you mean?

The Shaykh : It has no relation to your previous question.

The questioner : No, I asked him in this manner.

The Shaykh : My brother, is the entry to this room from the mosque or from outside the mosque?

The questioner : In my opinion, the mosque includes the entire external wall, meaning whatever is inside this thing is the mosque.

The Shaykh : Even if the door is from outside the room.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : The room is separated from the mosque. If its door opens to the street or the road, it is separated. Suppose it is endowed like the mosque, but it is separated from the mosque if the door of the room opens to the road. This is all the land of the mosque. Let us assume the mosque has two sections: a shaded section they call the Haram, and a second open section they call the mosque courtyard.

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : So whether the room is there, where? In the shaded section.

The questioner : This matter.

The Shaykh : Or it is in this open corner. So either one enters the room from the mosque courtyard or from the mosque's Haram, or one enters from the street.

The questioner : Street. Yes.

The Shaykh : So if the entry to the room is from the street.

The questioner : And it is separated.

The Shaykh : Then it is a room. Yes. A room. So the entry to this room is from the street, and this room has no relation to the mosque. But if the entry to it is from the mosque, it is part of the mosque, and it is not permissible to pray in this mosque, whether the grave is in the front or in the back. However, this research has another detail, perhaps it will be facilitated for us on another occasion, if Allah wills.

The presenter : Meaning, even if the room is outside the boundaries of the mosque, but the door is from inside the mosque, its ruling is the ruling of the mosque. Yes, indeed. May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good and keep you safe. Welcome, perhaps we can benefit from something from you.