The ruling on burying a deceased person on top of another
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The questioner:
Muhsan from Riyadh is with us on the line. Go ahead, Muhsan. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Well, in your case, a person passed away at the age of eighty. They buried him with his father, who had been dead for twenty years. They opened the grave and buried him with him. Is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. The grave has become the residence of the one who was buried there first, and it is not permissible to dig it up and bury another deceased person in it. This is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
Shaykh Salih, in a case like this question, some people perform actions without consulting or asking the scholars.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the sin is upon him, and the blame is upon him. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43] Therefore, it is not permissible for him to act without knowledge, or without a fatwa (scholarly legal ruling) from the people of knowledge. Yes.
Muhsan from Riyadh is with us on the line. Go ahead, Muhsan. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace.
The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
Well, in your case, a person passed away at the age of eighty. They buried him with his father, who had been dead for twenty years. They opened the grave and buried him with him. Is this permissible or not?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. The grave has become the residence of the one who was buried there first, and it is not permissible to dig it up and bury another deceased person in it. This is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
Shaykh Salih, in a case like this question, some people perform actions without consulting or asking the scholars.
The Shaykh:
Yes, the sin is upon him, and the blame is upon him. Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1773 - حكم دفن ميت فوق آخر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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