A piece of land whose owner wants to build on it, and there are some graves in it; what is the ruling on that?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A piece of land whose owner wanted to build on it, and he found some graves in it, and nothing remained of them except bones. He removed some of them, but some remained. This land is not a cemetery, and he needs to build on it. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
To move the bones is a great error, and it is not permissible. These are dead people who have sanctity. It is obligatory for him to refer to the Sharia court. The court will send a committee to inspect, as the entire land may contain graves, but some are visible and some are hidden. He must refer to the court and not act on his own initiative. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A piece of land whose owner wanted to build on it, and he found some graves in it, and nothing remained of them except bones. He removed some of them, but some remained. This land is not a cemetery, and he needs to build on it. What is the ruling on that?
Answer:
To move the bones is a great error, and it is not permissible. These are dead people who have sanctity. It is obligatory for him to refer to the Sharia court. The court will send a committee to inspect, as the entire land may contain graves, but some are visible and some are hidden. He must refer to the court and not act on his own initiative. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [381 /641] قطعة أرض يريد صاحبها بناءها وفيها بعض القبور، فما الحكم في ذلك؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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