If a grave is found in a mosque and it is not known which came first, do we pray in it?
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The questioner : If it is not known which came first, the grave or the mosque?
The Shaykh : If we do not know, the precaution is not to pray in it. This issue falls under the jurisdiction of the government in the country where this grave is located.
Another questioner : Between the mosque and the intention to bury in it.
The Shaykh : To make it a cemetery.
Another questioner : Who? Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not obligatory, and it contradicts the condition of the reality, because it is a forbidden condition,
The Shaykh : If we do not know, the precaution is not to pray in it. This issue falls under the jurisdiction of the government in the country where this grave is located.
Another questioner : Between the mosque and the intention to bury in it.
The Shaykh : To make it a cemetery.
Another questioner : Who? Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not obligatory, and it contradicts the condition of the reality, because it is a forbidden condition,
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1145 - 4600 إذا وجد قبر في مسجد ولم يعلم أيهما السابق هل نصلي فيه؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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