The Response to the Quburiyyun in Their Claim That the Prophet's Grave Is in His Mosque

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the response to the Quburiyyun who claim that the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in his mosque, and they always repeat this to us when we advise them?

Answer:
This is a lie and deception. The grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not in his mosque. He was buried in his chamber outside the mosque, and it remained outside the mosque during the caliphates of Abu Bakr, 'Umar, 'Uthman, 'Ali, Ibn al-Zubayr, and Mu'awiyah. Mu'awiyah and Ibn al-Zubayr, and during the time of 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, it was outside the mosque. Until the time of al-Walid came, and he wanted to expand the mosque, so he brought the Prophet's chamber inside the mosque. The Messenger was not buried in the mosque; this is a lie and a fabrication. But these people are either ignorant, having not studied history or known the facts, or they want to deceive the people.