Ruling on executing a bequest to be buried in a specific location
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Honorable Shaykh! There is a woman who bequeathed that she be buried in a specific plot, but the bequest was not carried out.And her son asks, saying: She appears to him in his dreams frequently, and she also appears to her father, and it has now been a year since her burial.So he asks: Is this considered disobedience? And is it permissible to dig up the grave and return her to the place she bequeathed to be buried in?
It is not obligatory to execute a bequest if the deceased bequeathed that he or she be buried in a specific location only; rather, he or she is buried with the Muslims. This is because the entire earth is equal, and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when one of them died in any place, would bury him there. Therefore, this bequest is not obligatory to execute. As for her appearing to him in his dreams, it is because he was thinking about her, and it is well known that if a person thinks about something, he may see it in a dream.
And for this, people say: The dreams of the people of Najd are the talk of their hearts.
The questioner: Does this not fall under the execution of a bequest?The Shaykh: This is never obligatory to execute; because it does not have a legitimate religious purpose.
It is not obligatory to execute a bequest if the deceased bequeathed that he or she be buried in a specific location only; rather, he or she is buried with the Muslims. This is because the entire earth is equal, and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), when one of them died in any place, would bury him there. Therefore, this bequest is not obligatory to execute. As for her appearing to him in his dreams, it is because he was thinking about her, and it is well known that if a person thinks about something, he may see it in a dream.
And for this, people say: The dreams of the people of Najd are the talk of their hearts.
The questioner: Does this not fall under the execution of a bequest?The Shaykh: This is never obligatory to execute; because it does not have a legitimate religious purpose.