The ruling on trees growing on graves
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In the village where I am currently located, which is near Dakhnah, there is a grave outside this village. A tree has grown on this grave, and camels have come to eat from this tree and trample on this grave. To preserve this grave, a wall was built around it. Is this action permissible or not?
First of all—may Allah bless you—this issue is not a problem. This tree is to be uprooted along with its roots.
The questioner: I am asking about the wall around the grave, O Shaykh! The Shaykh: Be with me. If we uproot the tree from its roots, the camels will not come, and we will be safe from the harm of the camels, and the grave will remain as it is.
As for building on it.
I fear that if time passes for people, they will be misled by this, believing it to be the grave of a close friend of Allah or a righteous person. Then the issue of graves will return to this kingdom after Allah purified it from them through the hand of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
Therefore, now you must inform the judge about the matter, especially if the building is old, like a room. This must be removed. The grave should either be moved to another place if any remains are left in it, or if they have gone, then they have gone.
First of all—may Allah bless you—this issue is not a problem. This tree is to be uprooted along with its roots.
The questioner: I am asking about the wall around the grave, O Shaykh! The Shaykh: Be with me. If we uproot the tree from its roots, the camels will not come, and we will be safe from the harm of the camels, and the grave will remain as it is.
As for building on it.
I fear that if time passes for people, they will be misled by this, believing it to be the grave of a close friend of Allah or a righteous person. Then the issue of graves will return to this kingdom after Allah purified it from them through the hand of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him).
Therefore, now you must inform the judge about the matter, especially if the building is old, like a room. This must be removed. The grave should either be moved to another place if any remains are left in it, or if they have gone, then they have gone.