How is the deceased harmed by the entry of a person who does not pray into his grave? Has not each one gone to his place? If he is in Paradise, he is in Paradise, and the second is in
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The questioner : How is the deceased harmed by the entry of a person who does not pray into his grave? Has not each one gone to his place? If he is in Paradise, he is in Paradise, and the second is in the Fire, so he is in the Fire. Or how does the harm occur? I hope the honorable Shaykh will answer?
The Shaykh : The answer to this question is that it is not permissible to bury a person who does not pray with a Muslim person, nor is it permissible to bury him alone in the Muslim cemeteries. It is obligatory to bury one who dies without praying in a place other than the Muslim cemeteries, because he is not one of them, according to the stronger opinion which we have preferred with evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the sayings of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). We have previously mentioned, repeatedly in this program, the evidence indicating that the one who abandons prayer commits disbelief that expels him from the religion, whether he acknowledges its obligation or denies it. In fact, if he denies it, he is a disbeliever even if he prays, unless he is ignorant of the rulings of Islam, such as one who has recently embraced Islam; in that case, he is taught and it is explained to him. If he then acknowledges the obligation, otherwise he is a disbeliever.
The important point is that it is not permissible to bury one who does not pray with a Muslim person, nor in the Muslim cemeteries. In fact, what is prescribed is that a Muslim should not be buried with another in the same grave; rather, each one should be buried alone in his own grave. This is what is prescribed. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether burying a deceased person with another deceased person is forbidden and not permissible except out of dire necessity, or disliked but permissible when there is a pressing need for it, even without dire necessity, while they agreed that what is prescribed is that each deceased person be buried alone.
As for the questioner’s statement that the deceased is harmed by him, this is a matter that requires a definitive ruling and a text from the Shari'ah stating that the deceased is harmed by the one buried with him if he is among those who are punished in his grave. This is a matter about which I do not know anything from the Sunnah. Although some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that the deceased may be harmed by his neighbor if he is being punished, and may be harmed by the commission of evil near him, I have not found evidence from the Sunnah to support this. And Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : The answer to this question is that it is not permissible to bury a person who does not pray with a Muslim person, nor is it permissible to bury him alone in the Muslim cemeteries. It is obligatory to bury one who dies without praying in a place other than the Muslim cemeteries, because he is not one of them, according to the stronger opinion which we have preferred with evidence from the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the sayings of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). We have previously mentioned, repeatedly in this program, the evidence indicating that the one who abandons prayer commits disbelief that expels him from the religion, whether he acknowledges its obligation or denies it. In fact, if he denies it, he is a disbeliever even if he prays, unless he is ignorant of the rulings of Islam, such as one who has recently embraced Islam; in that case, he is taught and it is explained to him. If he then acknowledges the obligation, otherwise he is a disbeliever.
The important point is that it is not permissible to bury one who does not pray with a Muslim person, nor in the Muslim cemeteries. In fact, what is prescribed is that a Muslim should not be buried with another in the same grave; rather, each one should be buried alone in his own grave. This is what is prescribed. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed on whether burying a deceased person with another deceased person is forbidden and not permissible except out of dire necessity, or disliked but permissible when there is a pressing need for it, even without dire necessity, while they agreed that what is prescribed is that each deceased person be buried alone.
As for the questioner’s statement that the deceased is harmed by him, this is a matter that requires a definitive ruling and a text from the Shari'ah stating that the deceased is harmed by the one buried with him if he is among those who are punished in his grave. This is a matter about which I do not know anything from the Sunnah. Although some scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) say that the deceased may be harmed by his neighbor if he is being punished, and may be harmed by the commission of evil near him, I have not found evidence from the Sunnah to support this. And Allah knows best.