A man caught up in prayer in a mosque containing a grave: what is the ruling on his prayer?
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The questioner : I was busy on Friday. I was about a kilometer away from the mosque, and they took me to a mosque to pray Jumu'ah. I entered the mosque, and at the end of the khutbah, I realized there was a grave in the mosque. They called for prayer, and I prayed in the mosque. What is the ruling on my prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with your prayer for two reasons. The first reason is that it did not occur to you to intend to pray in this mosque specifically for the sake of the grave, unlike the people we referred to. Second, if you knew there was a grave in it, but there was no other mosque nearby free of a grave, you had to pray in this mosque to preserve the command of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You and your intention are fine, but those who intend to pray in mosques built over graves, their prayer is not valid.
The questioner : I mean, if I knew there was a grave in it and I prayed Zuhr?
The Shaykh : That is not the case. I am not saying you must pray in another mosque. If there is no other mosque here, you must pray as you did in this mosque.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : I do not mean to change the course of the discussion, but...
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : I do not mean to change the course of the discussion.
The Shaykh : No, in any case, the discussion has taken its course and the matter is finished. Because the purpose was, what is Wahhabism? We say Wahhabism is a name without a body, in short. Wahhabism is a name without a body. There is no one in the world who says, "I am a Wahhabi." Yes, a person was found, by way of warning, who said:
"If being a follower of Ahmad is Wahhabi, then I affirm that I am a Wahhabi."
The Shaykh : This is according to the statement of Imam al-Shafi'i:
"If loving the family of Muhammad is Rafidi, then I affirm that I am a Rafidi."
The Shaykh : Or as the witness said. The topic of Wahhabism is finished, and the intention is to clarify that this is a name without a body. From the side of those who are given this label, they are these Najdis to whom Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab renewed the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), not his father 'Abd al-Wahhab. The matter is finished. Please, go ahead.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is nothing wrong with your prayer for two reasons. The first reason is that it did not occur to you to intend to pray in this mosque specifically for the sake of the grave, unlike the people we referred to. Second, if you knew there was a grave in it, but there was no other mosque nearby free of a grave, you had to pray in this mosque to preserve the command of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). You and your intention are fine, but those who intend to pray in mosques built over graves, their prayer is not valid.
The questioner : I mean, if I knew there was a grave in it and I prayed Zuhr?
The Shaykh : That is not the case. I am not saying you must pray in another mosque. If there is no other mosque here, you must pray as you did in this mosque.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : I do not mean to change the course of the discussion, but...
The Shaykh : What do you mean?
The questioner : I do not mean to change the course of the discussion.
The Shaykh : No, in any case, the discussion has taken its course and the matter is finished. Because the purpose was, what is Wahhabism? We say Wahhabism is a name without a body, in short. Wahhabism is a name without a body. There is no one in the world who says, "I am a Wahhabi." Yes, a person was found, by way of warning, who said:
"If being a follower of Ahmad is Wahhabi, then I affirm that I am a Wahhabi."
The Shaykh : This is according to the statement of Imam al-Shafi'i:
"If loving the family of Muhammad is Rafidi, then I affirm that I am a Rafidi."
The Shaykh : Or as the witness said. The topic of Wahhabism is finished, and the intention is to clarify that this is a name without a body. From the side of those who are given this label, they are these Najdis to whom Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab renewed the call to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), not his father 'Abd al-Wahhab. The matter is finished. Please, go ahead.
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