Exhuming the grave of a deceased person
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Q4: If you buried a child, or two children, or more in a cemetery,
and the last one you buried was not buried more than five years ago, and they are children of Muslim parents, is it permissible for me or for others to exhume them from their place in these days, months, or years, before the promised time mentioned in the Book of Allah? Knowing that the parents of these children are still alive, some of them and some have passed away.
A4: The principle is that it is not permissible to exhume the grave of a deceased person and remove the body from it, because once the deceased is placed in his grave, he has taken up his abode and arrived there first, so it is a confinement for him, and no one has the right to interfere with it or dispose of it. Also, exhumation may lead to breaking the bones of the deceased and desecrating him, and the prohibition of this has already been mentioned in the answer to the first question. Exhuming the grave of a deceased person and removing the body from it is only permissible if there is a dire necessity for it, or a stronger Islamic interest that is determined by the scholars. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
and the last one you buried was not buried more than five years ago, and they are children of Muslim parents, is it permissible for me or for others to exhume them from their place in these days, months, or years, before the promised time mentioned in the Book of Allah? Knowing that the parents of these children are still alive, some of them and some have passed away.
A4: The principle is that it is not permissible to exhume the grave of a deceased person and remove the body from it, because once the deceased is placed in his grave, he has taken up his abode and arrived there first, so it is a confinement for him, and no one has the right to interfere with it or dispose of it. Also, exhumation may lead to breaking the bones of the deceased and desecrating him, and the prohibition of this has already been mentioned in the answer to the first question. Exhuming the grave of a deceased person and removing the body from it is only permissible if there is a dire necessity for it, or a stronger Islamic interest that is determined by the scholars. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
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