The ruling on building a mosque in a place containing a grave after it has been moved
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We built a mosque in our village, but we could not find a location other than one that contained a grave. So we built the mosque and removed the grave. Is this action valid?
Answer:
If you could not find a location other than this one, then moving the grave is better for the grave itself than leaving it alone. It should be moved to the cemetery. Yes. If it is a Muslim, it is placed with the graves of Muslims, and if it is a disbeliever, it is placed with the disbelievers. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We built a mosque in our village, but we could not find a location other than one that contained a grave. So we built the mosque and removed the grave. Is this action valid?
Answer:
If you could not find a location other than this one, then moving the grave is better for the grave itself than leaving it alone. It should be moved to the cemetery. Yes. If it is a Muslim, it is placed with the graves of Muslims, and if it is a disbeliever, it is placed with the disbelievers. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1951] حكم بناء مسجد في مكان فيه قبر بعد نقله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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