The ruling on the presence of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) grave in the mosque and praying behind it
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Question:
What is the ruling on the presence of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) grave inside his mosque? And is it permissible to pray behind his grave?
Answer:
This is what happened in the mosque; this was in his house, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. But the ignorant people use it as an argument because they do not know. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in his house, in Aisha's house, and likewise his two companions, al-Siddiq and 'Umar, were buried with him in his house. But when al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik expanded the mosque, he included the house in the mosque. So he erred in including the house in the mosque. It is not permissible to include houses in mosques, nor to place graves in mosques. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "May Allah curse the Jews and the Christians who took the graves of their prophets as mosques." So it is not permissible to place graves in mosques, nor to build mosques over graves, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). When al-Walid did this, the ignorant people used it as an argument, and they began building mosques over graves and painting the dead in the graves out of ignorance, thinking that this is a prescribed matter and that it is good, when they saw the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not enter the mosque; he entered his house. But the one who included the house erred. If they pray behind the grave, their prayer is valid, because they are praying behind the room, behind the graves, which are covered graves with a structure over them, hidden from the people. So the prayer behind them is valid for Allah alone. The invalid thing is if one prays in the grave, inside the cemetery, between the graves; then the prayer is invalid. But outside the structure, and outside the wall of the cemetery from the outside, his prayer is valid. Yes. And it is what is feasible, and it is what is feasible. Yes. It leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). There is nothing on him. Yes.
What is the ruling on the presence of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) grave inside his mosque? And is it permissible to pray behind his grave?
Answer:
This is what happened in the mosque; this was in his house, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. But the ignorant people use it as an argument because they do not know. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried in his house, in Aisha's house, and likewise his two companions, al-Siddiq and 'Umar, were buried with him in his house. But when al-Walid ibn 'Abd al-Malik expanded the mosque, he included the house in the mosque. So he erred in including the house in the mosque. It is not permissible to include houses in mosques, nor to place graves in mosques. The Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "May Allah curse the Jews and the Christians who took the graves of their prophets as mosques." So it is not permissible to place graves in mosques, nor to build mosques over graves, because this is one of the means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). When al-Walid did this, the ignorant people used it as an argument, and they began building mosques over graves and painting the dead in the graves out of ignorance, thinking that this is a prescribed matter and that it is good, when they saw the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his mosque. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not enter the mosque; he entered his house. But the one who included the house erred. If they pray behind the grave, their prayer is valid, because they are praying behind the room, behind the graves, which are covered graves with a structure over them, hidden from the people. So the prayer behind them is valid for Allah alone. The invalid thing is if one prays in the grave, inside the cemetery, between the graves; then the prayer is invalid. But outside the structure, and outside the wall of the cemetery from the outside, his prayer is valid. Yes. And it is what is feasible, and it is what is feasible. Yes. It leads to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). There is nothing on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 100 ما حكم وجود قبر الرسول داخل مسجده؟ وما حكم الصلاة خلف قبره؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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