What is the ruling on praying in a mosque that has a grave at its entrance which has been leveled?
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Question:
He says: We pray in a mosque that has a grave at its entrance, meaning at the mosque door. The grave has been leveled with the ground, and the deceased is still underground. It is known that the location of the grave is not venerated. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave, even if the grave is leveled and not built upon or raised. It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave, or to pray near a grave, even in the desert. It is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking graves as mosques, meaning praying near them. He cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the graves of their prophets as mosques. It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave. Yes.
He says: We pray in a mosque that has a grave at its entrance, meaning at the mosque door. The grave has been leveled with the ground, and the deceased is still underground. It is known that the location of the grave is not venerated. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave, even if the grave is leveled and not built upon or raised. It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave, or to pray near a grave, even in the desert. It is not permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade taking graves as mosques, meaning praying near them. He cursed the Jews and the Christians because they took the graves of their prophets as mosques. It is not permissible to pray in a mosque that contains a grave. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الصلاة في مسجد في مدخله قبر تم تسويته؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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