The Bequest to Be Buried in a Non-Muslim Cemetery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from France who says: There is a Muslim woman from France among us who bequeathed that she be buried next to her daughter in a cemetery for non-Muslims.
Answer:
This bequest is not permissible; it is a forbidden bequest, and it is not permissible to act upon it. She is to be buried with the Muslims, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner from France who says: There is a Muslim woman from France among us who bequeathed that she be buried next to her daughter in a cemetery for non-Muslims.
Answer:
This bequest is not permissible; it is a forbidden bequest, and it is not permissible to act upon it. She is to be buried with the Muslims, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:11:41)
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