The Shaykh’s remarks on the fact that prayer in the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) mosque is not like prayer in a mosque that contains a grave.

There remains a third and final answer: Is the ruling on prayer in al-Masjid al-Nabawi the same as the ruling on prayer in all mosques? Including, as you or others have mentioned, the Mosque of Banu Umayyah that we have in the Levant? We say: The Messenger’s (peace be upon him) mosque is not like that. Why? Because the Messenger’s (peace be upon him) mosque has a special virtue, as he said: . This virtue will continue until the Day of Resurrection. However, those who brought the grave into the mosque erred against the Sunnah. The obligatory thing at that time is that the Muslim does not intend to pray facing the grave, but rather prays in the Rawdah and the other areas. This is sufficient. Yes, please proceed.

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