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What is the ruling on making graves into mosques, citing the presence of the Prophet’s grave (peace and blessings be upon him) in the mosque as evidence?

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Question:
This questioner says: How do we respond to those who cite the presence of the Messenger of Allah’s grave (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah as proof for the permissibility of making graves into mosques?

Answer:
This is what one who understands history does not do; he does not return to the original fact. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in his mosque. He was buried in A’ishah’s house, outside the mosque, in the hujrah (chamber) of the Messenger’s wives (peace and blessings be upon him). He was buried in one of them, which is A’ishah’s hujrah (may Allah be pleased with her), outside the mosque.
When the mosque was expanded during the Umayyad era, and the governor of Madinah on their behalf was 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him), they ordered the hujrah to be included in the mosque, including A’ishah’s hujrah. The hujrah was not included until after the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), after the Companions, and after the Rightly Guided Caliphs. There is no proof in this. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم اتخاذ القبور في المساجد استدلالًا بوجود قبر النبي –عليه الصلاة والسلام في المسجد؟ — youtube.com

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