Building Mosques on the Graves of the Righteous Friends of Allah

The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta

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The fourth question of Fatwa No. ( 4259 ):
Q4: Is it permissible to build mosques on the graves of the righteous friends of Allah, and is it permissible to pray in these mosques when there are other mosques in the same town that are free of graves?
A4: It is not permissible to build mosques on the graves of the righteous friends of Allah,
And it is not permissible to pray in these mosques; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Allah cursed the Jews and the Christians that they took the graves of their prophets as mosques

لعن الله اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجد

Sahih Muslim 529

It is agreed upon as authentic, and because he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Beware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques; I forbid you to do that.

ألا وإن من كان قبلكم كانوا يتخذون قبور أنبيائهم وصالحيهم مساجد، ألا فلا تتخذوا القبور مساجد، فإني أنهاكم عن ذلك

Sahih Muslim 532

, which was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih, and Muslim also narrated from Jabir ibn 'Abd Allah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade that the graves should be plastered or they be used as sitting places (for the people), or a building should be built over them.

أنه نهى أن يجصص القبر، وأن يقعد عليه وأن يبنى عليه

Sahih Muslim 970a

. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.

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