What is your opinion, O honorable Shaykh, regarding a person who bequeaths that he be buried in a specific place upon his death? Is this bequest to be carried out?
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The questioner : What is your opinion, O honorable Shaykh, regarding a person who bequeaths that he be buried in a specific place upon his death? Is this bequest to be carried out?
The Shaykh : Yes. First, it is necessary to ask why he chose this place. Perhaps he chose it to be next to a fabricated shrine, or next to a shrine with which partners are associated with Allah, or for other forbidden reasons. In that case, it is not permissible to carry out his bequest, and he should be buried with the Muslims if he is a Muslim. However, if he bequeathed it for a purpose other than this, such as bequeathing to be transferred to his home country where he lived, then there is no blame in carrying out his bequest, provided that it does not lead to the destruction of wealth. If it leads to the destruction of wealth such that he cannot be transferred except for a large sum of money, then his bequest is not carried out in that case. The land of Allah the Exalted is one, as long as the land is the land of Muslims. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. First, it is necessary to ask why he chose this place. Perhaps he chose it to be next to a fabricated shrine, or next to a shrine with which partners are associated with Allah, or for other forbidden reasons. In that case, it is not permissible to carry out his bequest, and he should be buried with the Muslims if he is a Muslim. However, if he bequeathed it for a purpose other than this, such as bequeathing to be transferred to his home country where he lived, then there is no blame in carrying out his bequest, provided that it does not lead to the destruction of wealth. If it leads to the destruction of wealth such that he cannot be transferred except for a large sum of money, then his bequest is not carried out in that case. The land of Allah the Exalted is one, as long as the land is the land of Muslims. Yes.