The ruling on placing a grave in a mosque and the difference between that and the Prophet’s Mosque

The questioner:
The questioner asks: If a grave were now placed in a mosque, and barriers were put around it, would it be permissible to pray in it? If it is not permissible

The Shaykh:
No, no, it is not permissible to place a grave in a mosque. This is not permissible by consensus. It is not permissible to place a grave in a mosque. Rather, they said that if the grave existed before the mosque, the mosque is demolished and the grave remains. If the opposite is the case, that the mosque existed before the grave and the grave was placed in it afterward, it is obligatory to dig up the grave and move it to the cemetery, and the mosque is cleared of it. Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He asks: If it is not permissible, what is the difference between that and the Prophet’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him)?

The Shaykh:
The Prophet’s Mosque was not built over a grave. It was not built over a grave. Rather, the grave was placed in a corner of it, in its structure, in its room and walls, and no one sees it. It is guarded, and no one calls upon the Prophet openly or is heard. As for the secret passage, no one knows it except Allah. No one prays facing the grave. No one makes du'a at the grave. They only greet the Prophet and his companion, then they leave. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.