What is the ruling on hanging pictures in mosques and building mosques over graves?
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Question:
A questioner says: In our region of Ifriqiyyah, some mosques have pictures of people hung in them, and some are built over graves. Is it permissible to pray in such mosques?
Answer:
No, you do not pray in mosques that have pictures in them; this is not permissible. In fact, you do not pray facing a picture, even if it is not in a mosque; you do not face it.
A questioner says: In our region of Ifriqiyyah, some mosques have pictures of people hung in them, and some are built over graves. Is it permissible to pray in such mosques?
Answer:
No, you do not pray in mosques that have pictures in them; this is not permissible. In fact, you do not pray facing a picture, even if it is not in a mosque; you do not face it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تعليق الصور بالمساجد وبناء المساجد فوق القبور؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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