A Refutation of Those Who Say That al-Masjid al-Nabawi Is Built on the Prophet's Grave
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Question:
The questioner asks: How do we respond to those who say that al-Masjid al-Nabawi is built on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is a lie. It is a lie that the Prophet's mosque was built on the grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) built the mosque ten years before his passing, when he arrived in Madinah as an emigrant. When he passed away (peace and blessings be upon him), he was buried in Aisha's chamber, which was outside the mosque. This remained the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and those who came after them, until some of the later caliphs came. One of them wanted to expand the mosque and included the chamber within it. The Companions used to expand the mosque from the direction of the qiblah (the south), and from the west, and from the north, but they did not expand it from the east. The chamber was outside the mosque. So the caliph's inclusion of it in the mosque was an exercise of his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), and the scholars did not agree with this; they did not approve of this matter. Therefore, it should not be said that the Messenger's mosque is built on the grave. Far be it from that, and no. It is forbidden and the doer is cursed if one does this and builds a mosque on his grave (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: How do we respond to those who say that al-Masjid al-Nabawi is built on the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
This is a lie. It is a lie that the Prophet's mosque was built on the grave. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) built the mosque ten years before his passing, when he arrived in Madinah as an emigrant. When he passed away (peace and blessings be upon him), he was buried in Aisha's chamber, which was outside the mosque. This remained the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and those who came after them, until some of the later caliphs came. One of them wanted to expand the mosque and included the chamber within it. The Companions used to expand the mosque from the direction of the qiblah (the south), and from the west, and from the north, but they did not expand it from the east. The chamber was outside the mosque. So the caliph's inclusion of it in the mosque was an exercise of his independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), and the scholars did not agree with this; they did not approve of this matter. Therefore, it should not be said that the Messenger's mosque is built on the grave. Far be it from that, and no. It is forbidden and the doer is cursed if one does this and builds a mosque on his grave (peace and blessings be upon him).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (36:29)
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