A bequest from one who built a mosque to be buried in it
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: A man built a mosque and left a bequest to his family that his grave be in the mosque when he dies.
The Shaykh:
No, they do not carry out this bequest. He is buried with the Muslims in the Muslim cemeteries and kept away from the mosque.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is invalid. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: A man built a mosque and left a bequest to his family that his grave be in the mosque when he dies.
The Shaykh:
No, they do not carry out this bequest. He is buried with the Muslims in the Muslim cemeteries and kept away from the mosque.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is invalid. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:03:03)
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