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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Praying in a mosque that contains a child's grave

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Question:
He says: In our country, Yemen, there is a mosque with a child's grave located under the pillar at the back of the mosque. Is it permissible to pray in this mosque?

Answer:
No, until the child is exhumed and removed from the mosque and placed in the cemetery. It is to be moved to the cemetery. Yes, but it is necessary to return to the scholars in your area, and those in authority who have power and jurisdiction. You do not go and remove it yourselves, meaning it would cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Rather, the people of decision and binding (ahl al-hall wa al-'aqd) are the ones who move this grave. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 14/9 شرح تجريد التوحيد/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:54)

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