Is it permissible to bury more than one person in a grave?
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The questioner : The deceased, even if only his bones remain, and so on, regarding the lowering of the deceased?
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, but I say that if there is a mahram, meaning a close relative, meaning...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the land is narrow, for example, then this lowering is possible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, is this issue a matter of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), or are there established texts regarding this?
The Shaykh : No, some of it is independent legal reasoning and some of it is based on texts, because we have rulings regarding funerals.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to bury two or three men in one grave.
The questioner : I think it was the martyrs of Uhud.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Absolutely not, but I say that if there is a mahram, meaning a close relative, meaning...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And the land is narrow, for example, then this lowering is possible.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : My Shaykh, is this issue a matter of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), or are there established texts regarding this?
The Shaykh : No, some of it is independent legal reasoning and some of it is based on texts, because we have rulings regarding funerals.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to bury two or three men in one grave.
The questioner : I think it was the martyrs of Uhud.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
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