The Hadith Regarding the Prohibition of Building Domes over Houses
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the prohibition of building domes over houses authentic or weak?
Answer:
I do not know of a hadith about domes over houses. I do not know of such a hadith. The prohibition is regarding building over graves. It is prohibited to build over graves. If a righteous man died among them, they would build a mosque over his grave and paint those images in it, building over his grave. So what is prohibited is building over graves. As for building over anything other than graves, there is no prohibition in any form, unless it reaches the level of extravagance. If the building reaches the level of extravagance and spending money on it without benefit, that is prohibited. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the prohibition of building domes over houses authentic or weak?
Answer:
I do not know of a hadith about domes over houses. I do not know of such a hadith. The prohibition is regarding building over graves. It is prohibited to build over graves. If a righteous man died among them, they would build a mosque over his grave and paint those images in it, building over his grave. So what is prohibited is building over graves. As for building over anything other than graves, there is no prohibition in any form, unless it reaches the level of extravagance. If the building reaches the level of extravagance and spending money on it without benefit, that is prohibited. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجهاد - 3 — islamhouse.com (1:02:19)
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