Is it permissible to attend a burial in a cemetery that contains a shrine, where this shrine is not used for seeking blessing except rarely?
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Question:
The first question asks: Is it permissible to attend a burial in a cemetery that contains a shrine, where this shrine is not used for seeking blessing except rarely?
Answer:
It is obligatory for Muslims to remove this shrine and make the grave like the other graves, with no shrine on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1049Sahih (Darussalam) And "al-mushrif" means the elevated structure built over it, meaning: demolish the structure and make the grave level with the ground, with no structure on it. It is obligatory for Muslims to remove these structures and domes on the graves, and these mosques on the graves. They must remove them and not leave any structures or shrines in their cemeteries, nor in their mosques. This is what is obligatory upon them.
The first question asks: Is it permissible to attend a burial in a cemetery that contains a shrine, where this shrine is not used for seeking blessing except rarely?
Answer:
It is obligatory for Muslims to remove this shrine and make the grave like the other graves, with no shrine on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib:
That you not leave an elevated grave without leveling it
لا تدع قبرا مشرفا إلا سويته
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز حضور الدفن في مقبرة يوجد فيها ضريح، وهذا الضريح لا يتبرك به إلا في النادر؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com (0:18)
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