Repairing above-ground grave structures and transferring the deceased
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: The graveyards in our country consist of a chamber that is raised by half a meter. When a Muslim dies, he is placed in this chamber without a grave pit, because the soil is clay. His question is: If this chamber is exposed to demolition, is it permissible for us to take out what is inside and rebuild it?
Answer:
Yes, repair them if there is a defect in them. If it is necessary to transfer the deceased from them in order to complete the repair, there is no harm in that; that is, transfer their bones and then return them to the chamber. Good, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: The graveyards in our country consist of a chamber that is raised by half a meter. When a Muslim dies, he is placed in this chamber without a grave pit, because the soil is clay. His question is: If this chamber is exposed to demolition, is it permissible for us to take out what is inside and rebuild it?
Answer:
Yes, repair them if there is a defect in them. If it is necessary to transfer the deceased from them in order to complete the repair, there is no harm in that; that is, transfer their bones and then return them to the chamber. Good, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما النوع الثاني من الفتنة : ففتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:10:36)
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