What is the ruling on placing cement on a grave located in a watercourse to protect it?
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The questioner:
A questioner says: My mother’s grave is in a watercourse, and I have placed cement on it to protect it. Is this action permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
If it is to protect it from the watercourse, there is nothing wrong with it, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Do you mean placing it on the grave, or building a wall to prevent the watercourse from reaching the grave?
The questioner:
He says he placed it on it.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. You must divert the watercourse; you must do something to divert the watercourse to another channel. As for placing cement on your mother’s grave, that is not permissible. Building on graves is not permissible.
A questioner says: My mother’s grave is in a watercourse, and I have placed cement on it to protect it. Is this action permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
If it is to protect it from the watercourse, there is nothing wrong with it, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Do you mean placing it on the grave, or building a wall to prevent the watercourse from reaching the grave?
The questioner:
He says he placed it on it.
The Shaykh:
No, that is not permissible. You must divert the watercourse; you must do something to divert the watercourse to another channel. As for placing cement on your mother’s grave, that is not permissible. Building on graves is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم وضع أسمنت على القبر الموجود في مجرى سيل لحمايته؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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