The ruling on burying a Muslim in the lands of the disbelievers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from Poland who asks: What is the Sunnah when a Muslim dies in a land of the disbelievers? Is it better to travel with him to his country to bury him there, or is it better to bury him in the lands of the disbelievers to hasten the burial?
Answer:
If there is a Muslim cemetery, he is buried in the Muslim cemetery and there is no need to move him. But if there is no Muslim cemetery, he is moved out of necessity to the nearest country that has a Muslim cemetery, the nearest country to which he is moved. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from Poland who asks: What is the Sunnah when a Muslim dies in a land of the disbelievers? Is it better to travel with him to his country to bury him there, or is it better to bury him in the lands of the disbelievers to hasten the burial?
Answer:
If there is a Muslim cemetery, he is buried in the Muslim cemetery and there is no need to move him. But if there is no Muslim cemetery, he is moved out of necessity to the nearest country that has a Muslim cemetery, the nearest country to which he is moved. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [221 /1350] إذا مات المسلم في بلد الكفار؟ هل يقبر فيها لتعجيل دفنه أم يسافر به..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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