Ruling on converting old graveyards into playgrounds
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Question:
The questioner says: There is a large piece of land in our village, and it contains scattered parts of bones. They say that these are the remains of humans in these graveyards. They died there more than one hundred and fifty years ago, and most of these are scattered on the ground, so we made it a playground for children and a place for wedding events, and we were unaware of this matter.
Answer:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is a desecration of the dead Muslims. You must refer this to the official Sharia committee to look into this matter. If it is established with them that this is a graveyard, then they must address the municipality director to have it fenced off and respected. It is not permissible to desecrate the graves of Muslims. Yes.
The questioner says: There is a large piece of land in our village, and it contains scattered parts of bones. They say that these are the remains of humans in these graveyards. They died there more than one hundred and fifty years ago, and most of these are scattered on the ground, so we made it a playground for children and a place for wedding events, and we were unaware of this matter.
Answer:
We seek refuge in Allah. This is a desecration of the dead Muslims. You must refer this to the official Sharia committee to look into this matter. If it is established with them that this is a graveyard, then they must address the municipality director to have it fenced off and respected. It is not permissible to desecrate the graves of Muslims. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/020 — archive.org (3:45)
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