Ruling on sealing the grave niche with blocks instead of bricks
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have seen in some cemeteries that they place blocks instead of bricks to seal the grave niche. Is it like the bricks that are prohibited?
Answer:
What was prohibited were the bricks, but they are disliked with a dislike; because they are of that which the Fire has touched, and they dislike placing them in the grave. The prohibition is not that it is forbidden, and if there is a need for it, the dislike is removed. If there is a need for that, the dislike is removed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have seen in some cemeteries that they place blocks instead of bricks to seal the grave niche. Is it like the bricks that are prohibited?
Answer:
What was prohibited were the bricks, but they are disliked with a dislike; because they are of that which the Fire has touched, and they dislike placing them in the grave. The prohibition is not that it is forbidden, and if there is a need for it, the dislike is removed. If there is a need for that, the dislike is removed. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... — islamhouse.com (52:51)
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