Why do the scholars of this era not seek to remove the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from the mosque?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! Many questions are asked about the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which is currently located in the mosque. You stated in a previous lesson that it was brought into the mosque by the force of the ruler of that time. So why do the scholars of this era not seek to remove it from the mosque to prevent religious innovations (bid'ah)? And what is the ruling on the green dome that is currently above the grave?
Answer:
I have told you repeatedly, and this is found in the books and in the Shaykh’s own words, which will come if Allah wills, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in his house and not in the mosque. How could he be buried in the mosque when he prohibited it before his death by five [days]? Do you think the Companions would bury him in the mosque? No, this is absolutely inconceivable. He was buried in his house to protect him from associating partners with Allah (shirk).
To protect him from shirk. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1390. So he was buried in his house for this purpose. The fact that the chamber was later included in the mosque does not indicate that the Messenger was buried in the mosque. Is the inclusion an error, but the Messenger was not buried in the mosque? This is a fallacy. To say that the Messenger is buried in a mosque is a clear fallacy or a stubborn denial of history. They have no argument in that. As for the matter of the roof over the chamber, this existed. The Messenger was buried in the chamber, and it had a roof and walls as a chamber, not as a structure built over his grave. Be aware of this. It is not that the Messenger was buried in open ground and then a structure was built over it and roofed; that is forbidden. But he was buried in his house, which he lived in, and it had walls and a roof to protect him.
So it was built as a house and residence originally, not built for the sake of the grave. So be aware of these matters so they do not become confused for you or be made to resemble one another by some of the deluded.
Honorable Shaykh! Many questions are asked about the grave of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which is currently located in the mosque. You stated in a previous lesson that it was brought into the mosque by the force of the ruler of that time. So why do the scholars of this era not seek to remove it from the mosque to prevent religious innovations (bid'ah)? And what is the ruling on the green dome that is currently above the grave?
Answer:
I have told you repeatedly, and this is found in the books and in the Shaykh’s own words, which will come if Allah wills, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in his house and not in the mosque. How could he be buried in the mosque when he prohibited it before his death by five [days]? Do you think the Companions would bury him in the mosque? No, this is absolutely inconceivable. He was buried in his house to protect him from associating partners with Allah (shirk).
To protect him from shirk. Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said:
And if that had not been the case, then the Prophet's grave would have been made prominent before the people. So (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) was afraid, or the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
لَوْلاَ ذَلِكَ أُبْرِزَ قَبْرُهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ خَشِيَ أَوْ خُشِيَ أَنَّ يُتَّخَذَ مَسْجِدًاSo it was built as a house and residence originally, not built for the sake of the grave. So be aware of these matters so they do not become confused for you or be made to resemble one another by some of the deluded.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [194 /1350] لماذا لا يسعى العلماء في هذا الزمان بإخراج قبر النبي ﷺ من المسجد؟ — youtube.com
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