Placing soil on the deceased in built-up grave chambers
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Our graveyards are in the form of chambers above the ground. Some of us say that when the deceased is placed in this chamber, it is necessary to place soil on him immediately and cover him with it; because
Answer:
No, no, that is not correct. The deceased are placed in them, some next to others. It is called a *siqayah*. The deceased are placed in it because in some countries and large cities, there is no space for graveyards in the open area. They need to make a chamber or, I mean, a chamber or a spacious place where they put the coffins, keeping the bones of one away from the others and placing their coffins there.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Our graveyards are in the form of chambers above the ground. Some of us say that when the deceased is placed in this chamber, it is necessary to place soil on him immediately and cover him with it; because
Answer:
No, no, that is not correct. The deceased are placed in them, some next to others. It is called a *siqayah*. The deceased are placed in it because in some countries and large cities, there is no space for graveyards in the open area. They need to make a chamber or, I mean, a chamber or a spacious place where they put the coffins, keeping the bones of one away from the others and placing their coffins there.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:13:29)
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