The ruling on writing on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and demolishing a mosque built on a cemetery
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The questioner:
Writing on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Certainly, this is invalid and not permissible. What is written on the grave of the Prophet is invalid; it is not permissible. It must be removed. We ask Allah to grant the state success in removing it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If a mosque is built on an old cemetery whose status is not known, and then after the mosque is built, it is found to be an old cemetery, is the mosque demolished? Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
Writing on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Certainly, this is invalid and not permissible. What is written on the grave of the Prophet is invalid; it is not permissible. It must be removed. We ask Allah to grant the state success in removing it. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If a mosque is built on an old cemetery whose status is not known, and then after the mosque is built, it is found to be an old cemetery, is the mosque demolished? Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
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 (7:20)
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