Permissibility of building a mosque on land cleared of graves
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If there is land with graves on it, and they are dug up, is it permissible for us to build a mosque on it after the digging, or is this specific to the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
In his mosque, if the place is cleared of the graves and cleaned of them, a mosque may be built on it, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
If there is a need for it, if there is a need for it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If there is land with graves on it, and they are dug up, is it permissible for us to build a mosque on it after the digging, or is this specific to the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
In his mosque, if the place is cleared of the graves and cleaned of them, a mosque may be built on it, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
If there is a need for it, if there is a need for it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1945] جواز بناء مسجد على أرض منقاة من القبور - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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