Designating a specific area of the mosque for the burial of the one who built the mosque and others
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 2909 ):
Q1: Some benefactors build mosques at their own expense and designate a place in a corner of the mosque courtyard or in front of it to bury the benefactor or some members of his family, believing that this is a means of drawing near to Allah. They seek the opinion of some scholars, who permit burial around the mosque or in front of it, on the condition that there is a separating wall between the mosque and the cemetery?
A1: It is not permissible to designate a place in the mosque for the burial of the one who built the mosque or others; because evidence has come indicating that it is not permissible to build mosques over graves. The basis for this is what came in the two Sahihs from A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): that Umm Salimah mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a church she had seen in the land of Abyssinia and the images in it, so he said:
Sahih al-Bukhari 434 , and what the people of the Sunan narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 320Da'if (Darussalam) ... to other authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on this subject. And success is from Allah. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: Some benefactors build mosques at their own expense and designate a place in a corner of the mosque courtyard or in front of it to bury the benefactor or some members of his family, believing that this is a means of drawing near to Allah. They seek the opinion of some scholars, who permit burial around the mosque or in front of it, on the condition that there is a separating wall between the mosque and the cemetery?
A1: It is not permissible to designate a place in the mosque for the burial of the one who built the mosque or others; because evidence has come indicating that it is not permissible to build mosques over graves. The basis for this is what came in the two Sahihs from A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her): that Umm Salimah mentioned to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a church she had seen in the land of Abyssinia and the images in it, so he said:
If any righteous pious man dies amongst them, they would build a place of worship at his grave and make these pictures in it; they are the worst creatures in the sight of Allah.
أولئك إذا مات فيهم الصالح - أو العبد الصالح - بنوا على قبره مسجدًا وصوروا فيه تلك الصور، أولئك شرار الخلق عند اللهAllah's Messenger cursed the women who visit the graves, and those who use them as Masajid and put torches on them.
لعن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم زائرات القبور والمتخذين عليها المساجد والسرج
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