Prayer in the Umayyad Mosque and the Grave of Yahya (peace be upon him)

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success! My brother traveled to Syria and prayed in the Umayyad Mosque. Then it became clear to him afterward that it contains, as they claim, the grave of Yahya (peace be upon him). Does he have to repeat the prayer?

The Shaykh:
No. The Umayyad Mosque is a known mosque among Muslims since the era of the Umayyads, and it does not contain any graves. What they claim is that the grave of Yahya is inside it is not correct. Also, they say that it is far from the Umayyad Mosque, in a distant window of the mosque.

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
The Shaykh of Islam said that there is no known grave of a prophet on the face of the earth except the grave of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the graves of the other prophets, they are not known. This is from the mercy of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), because if they were known, shirk (associating partners with Allah) and arrogance would occur at them. Does he say that this is the grave of a prophet, the grave of Yahya or otherwise? A liar. Yes.