Praying in mosques that contain graves when no other option is available
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if I am in a town where most, or even the majority, of its mosques contain graves, and I cannot find a mosque other than those? Is it permissible for me to pray in them, or should I pray at home?
Answer:
Pray in the mosque. If you have a group of your monotheist brothers who have allocated a mosque for you, and you pray in it or designate it for yourselves, then pray in it. It is not permissible for you to pray in mosques that contain graves. If there is a gathering of monotheists, pray in a mosque that does not contain a grave, or in a house that you designate for this purpose if you are gathering. If you are gathering, pray in your house. You are not to be established if you build a mosque; build a mosque specifically for yourselves. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling if I am in a town where most, or even the majority, of its mosques contain graves, and I cannot find a mosque other than those? Is it permissible for me to pray in them, or should I pray at home?
Answer:
Pray in the mosque. If you have a group of your monotheist brothers who have allocated a mosque for you, and you pray in it or designate it for yourselves, then pray in it. It is not permissible for you to pray in mosques that contain graves. If there is a gathering of monotheists, pray in a mosque that does not contain a grave, or in a house that you designate for this purpose if you are gathering. If you are gathering, pray in your house. You are not to be established if you build a mosque; build a mosque specifically for yourselves. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟! — islamhouse.com (1:11:26)
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