Praying in a mosque that has a grave in its courtyard
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave, but the grave is not inside the mosque building, rather in its surroundings and courtyard?
Answer:
Yes. If the mosque was built for the sake of the grave, and it is connected to the mosque, even if from the outside, then do not pray in it. But if the grave is separated from the mosque by a street or open land, it has no connection to the mosque, so pray in the mosque.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Is it permissible to pray in a mosque that has a grave, but the grave is not inside the mosque building, rather in its surroundings and courtyard?
Answer:
Yes. If the mosque was built for the sake of the grave, and it is connected to the mosque, even if from the outside, then do not pray in it. But if the grave is separated from the mosque by a street or open land, it has no connection to the mosque, so pray in the mosque.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (45:50)
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