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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on burying more than one deceased person in a single grave

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The questioner:
Shaykh, I have a question, may you live long. As for me, I heard.

The presenter:
Please, Ibrahim, turn the television down a little.

The questioner:
This is the deceased.

The presenter:
Turn the television down a little, Ibrahim.

The questioner:
Good, good.

The presenter:
They tuned the television to the frequency, please go ahead.

The questioner:
Yes, can you hear me? Yes, I can hear the Shaykh, may Allah bless you. One of the Shaykhs says that it is not permissible for a second person to be buried in the grave of the first person. What is the ruling on this?

The presenter:
Okay, thank you. Thank you.

The questioner:
Because in some cemeteries, they bring out the bones of the old deceased and place them with the new one, and I heard one of the Shaykhs say that this is not permissible,

The presenter:
Listen to the answer.

The questioner:
And the ones in front of him.

The presenter:
Listen to the answer.

The Shaykh:
My brother, yes, the grave is for the deceased, and no one else is buried with him except in cases of necessity. For example, if the number of deceased is large, there is no harm in burying two or more in one grave due to necessity, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with the martyrs of Uhud. He would combine two in one grave because the number of killed was large, and digging a grave for each one was difficult. This is permissible in cases of necessity. However, one does not dig up the deceased and take out his bones if there are spacious cemeteries and land available for burial, as there is no need for such a thing. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (079) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (30:15)

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