Guidance on the statement of some Sufis regarding the prohibition of praying inside a grave
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Question:
The questioner says: Some Sufis state that it is prohibited to pray inside a grave, not next to it. What is your guidance on this?
Answer:
Inside a grave? Does a sane person say that someone would enter a grave to pray? No, some people say that it is not permissible to pray on the grave, on the grave itself, meaning you do not pray on top of the grave. This is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended: you do not pray on it, you do not pray on it. It is not permissible to sit on the grave, nor is it permissible to stand on it, so how can one pray on it? This is not permissible. But the intended meaning is that one does not pray next to it. This is a fallacy.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Some Sufis state that it is prohibited to pray inside a grave, not next to it. What is your guidance on this?
Answer:
Inside a grave? Does a sane person say that someone would enter a grave to pray? No, some people say that it is not permissible to pray on the grave, on the grave itself, meaning you do not pray on top of the grave. This is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended: you do not pray on it, you do not pray on it. It is not permissible to sit on the grave, nor is it permissible to stand on it, so how can one pray on it? This is not permissible. But the intended meaning is that one does not pray next to it. This is a fallacy.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ - 2 — islamhouse.com (18:19)
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