The Ruling on Praying in Graveyards and Writing on Graves
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The questioner:
It does not become impure.
The Shaykh:
It becomes impure. Yes.
The questioner:
And it is known that the graves of the Prophets do not become impure. In summary, whoever attributes the prohibition of praying in a grave to
The Shaykh:
Allah forbade the earth, the bodies of the earth, from consuming the bodies of the Prophets; they remain. Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding graveyards, in some graveyards the house of al-Harith is inside the graveyard, and he prays in the house. Is he ordered to repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, it appears, and Allah knows best, that their intention is that it is outside the graveyard, meaning on the edge of the graveyard. Their intention is not that it is part of the graveyard. It is obligatory that the wall be inside so that there is no doubt, and the wall must be inside the graveyard so that the house is excluded. Ah, ah. They made this a matter of discussion: the wall should be inside to exclude it so that there is no doubt.
It does not become impure.
The Shaykh:
It becomes impure. Yes.
The questioner:
And it is known that the graves of the Prophets do not become impure. In summary, whoever attributes the prohibition of praying in a grave to
The Shaykh:
Allah forbade the earth, the bodies of the earth, from consuming the bodies of the Prophets; they remain. Yes.
The questioner:
Regarding graveyards, in some graveyards the house of al-Harith is inside the graveyard, and he prays in the house. Is he ordered to repeat the prayer?
The Shaykh:
No, it appears, and Allah knows best, that their intention is that it is outside the graveyard, meaning on the edge of the graveyard. Their intention is not that it is part of the graveyard. It is obligatory that the wall be inside so that there is no doubt, and the wall must be inside the graveyard so that the house is excluded. Ah, ah. They made this a matter of discussion: the wall should be inside to exclude it so that there is no doubt.
Source
أجزاء من كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد، بداية من قوله : قال شيخ الإسلام : أما بناء المساجد على القبور فقد صرح عامة الطوائف بالنهى عنه — islamhouse.com (6:17)
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