The ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques?
Answer:
My brother, this is an architectural style, and there is nothing wrong with it. It may be in the interest of the mosque to have a domed shape, because this is cooler, better for keeping cool, or clearer for the sound. This is a technical matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing wrong with placing domes in mosques. What is forbidden is placing domes on graves. Building over graves is forbidden, even if no domes are placed on them. But because it was their custom to place domes on them, people became wary of this. Building domes over graves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on placing domes on the roofs of mosques?
Answer:
My brother, this is an architectural style, and there is nothing wrong with it. It may be in the interest of the mosque to have a domed shape, because this is cooler, better for keeping cool, or clearer for the sound. This is a technical matter, and there is nothing wrong with it. There is nothing wrong with placing domes in mosques. What is forbidden is placing domes on graves. Building over graves is forbidden, even if no domes are placed on them. But because it was their custom to place domes on them, people became wary of this. Building domes over graves. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 17 / شرح العقيدة السفارينية / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:47)
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