The Placement of Boundary Stones at the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, are the boundary stones placed in the corners of the grave facing the qiblah, or are they placed in the middle of the grave?
Answer:
The boundary stones are placed to protect the grave, positioned at the edges of the grave and centered on it so that they remain fixed on the grave and stay in place to continue protecting the grave from desecration and to delineate its boundaries. This is their purpose. Yes. They are exactly like the markers. They delineate the boundaries of the grave so that it is not approached and dug up later, or trampled upon; it is known that this is a grave and these are its boundaries.
The presenter:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, are the boundary stones placed in the corners of the grave facing the qiblah, or are they placed in the middle of the grave?
Answer:
The boundary stones are placed to protect the grave, positioned at the edges of the grave and centered on it so that they remain fixed on the grave and stay in place to continue protecting the grave from desecration and to delineate its boundaries. This is their purpose. Yes. They are exactly like the markers. They delineate the boundaries of the grave so that it is not approached and dug up later, or trampled upon; it is known that this is a grave and these are its boundaries.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجهاد - 3 — islamhouse.com (53:38)
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