The Ruling on Transferring the Deceased from France to Be Buried in Their Countries of Origin
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The questioner:
This is a question in which the questioner says: In France, if a person is buried in a cemetery, his family must pay taxes on it every year. If they do not pay, they remove the body, burn it, and throw it in the trash. Is it permissible for us to travel with our deceased to their original countries to be buried there?
The Shaykh:
Even if they do not ask for a fee, it is not permissible to bury a Muslim in the graveyards of disbelievers. Even if it is free and nothing is imposed on him, it is not permissible. A Muslim is not to be buried except with Muslims. In other countries, it is known that every country has a cemetery for Muslims. There are Islamic centers, there are Islamic communities, and they have special graveyards for Muslims, so the Muslim is buried with them. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
The graves in foreign lands are returned to the Islamic centers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is a question in which the questioner says: In France, if a person is buried in a cemetery, his family must pay taxes on it every year. If they do not pay, they remove the body, burn it, and throw it in the trash. Is it permissible for us to travel with our deceased to their original countries to be buried there?
The Shaykh:
Even if they do not ask for a fee, it is not permissible to bury a Muslim in the graveyards of disbelievers. Even if it is free and nothing is imposed on him, it is not permissible. A Muslim is not to be buried except with Muslims. In other countries, it is known that every country has a cemetery for Muslims. There are Islamic centers, there are Islamic communities, and they have special graveyards for Muslims, so the Muslim is buried with them. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says:
The Shaykh:
The graves in foreign lands are returned to the Islamic centers. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نواقض الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من الناقض الخامس : من أبغض شيئًا مما جاء به الرسول - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ولو عمل به؛ كفر — islamhouse.com (29:59)
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