The obligation regarding cemeteries that are harmed by sewage
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: In some graveyards, which are old, animals and other things get into them, and some are next to sewage channels, may Allah reward you, to the point that you can smell the sewage in the graveyard, such as the Manfuha graveyard, which is considered old now. What is the obligation regarding these graveyards and others like them?
Answer:
It is obligatory to speak to the municipality responsible for the cemeteries, namely the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and the municipality of each town is responsible for the cemeteries of that town. It is obligatory for you to speak to the head of the town or the director of the municipality so that they take measures to prevent harm to these graves by fencing them and diverting the sewage away from them. This is their duty. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: In some graveyards, which are old, animals and other things get into them, and some are next to sewage channels, may Allah reward you, to the point that you can smell the sewage in the graveyard, such as the Manfuha graveyard, which is considered old now. What is the obligation regarding these graveyards and others like them?
Answer:
It is obligatory to speak to the municipality responsible for the cemeteries, namely the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and the municipality of each town is responsible for the cemeteries of that town. It is obligatory for you to speak to the head of the town or the director of the municipality so that they take measures to prevent harm to these graves by fencing them and diverting the sewage away from them. This is their duty. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 05 — archive.org (26:27)
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