Is there evidence in the statement of Allah the Exalted, {We will surely build over them a mosque}, for building a mosque over graves?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the answer to the argument used by the grave-worshippers based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:21]
Answer:
"They overcame their affair"? The answer is in the verse: "They overcame their affair" means they coerced [the people]. They built the mosque by force of their power. So His statement, "They overcame their affair," is a condemnation of them and not an approval of their action.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the answer to the argument used by the grave-worshippers based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take [for ourselves] over them a masjid."
قَالَ الَّذِينَ غَلَبُوا عَلَىٰ أَمْرِهِمْ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيْهِم مَّسْجِدًاAnswer:
"They overcame their affair"? The answer is in the verse: "They overcame their affair" means they coerced [the people]. They built the mosque by force of their power. So His statement, "They overcame their affair," is a condemnation of them and not an approval of their action.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/625] هل في بناء المسجد على القبور دليل من قوله تعالى {لنتخذن عليهم مسجدا}؟ -الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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