Is it permissible to bury two people in one grave by placing a barrier between them, such as tiles?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, I have a question.
The Shaykh : How so? Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding a person who buries two people in his grave, like the previous question a moment ago, where one is buried above the other. If the grave is deep, is it permissible for us to put a tile on top, and then next year or the year after, to bury a third person above this grave, above the tile? This is what my father did, so is this matter permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Do you view this issue as theoretical or practical?
The questioner : My father did this thing, meaning he prepared the grave so that one person is buried above another.
The Shaykh : Meaning he prepared it so that one person is buried above another?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation.
The questioner: May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation and it is not permissible. And then you must know that burial according to the Sunnah is al-lahd, not al-shaq. Perhaps you know what al-lahd is?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, this means the share twice,Sunan Ibn Majah 1554Da’if (Darussalam) the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, yes.
The Shaykh : How so? Please, go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding a person who buries two people in his grave, like the previous question a moment ago, where one is buried above the other. If the grave is deep, is it permissible for us to put a tile on top, and then next year or the year after, to bury a third person above this grave, above the tile? This is what my father did, so is this matter permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Do you view this issue as theoretical or practical?
The questioner : My father did this thing, meaning he prepared the grave so that one person is buried above another.
The Shaykh : Meaning he prepared it so that one person is buried above another?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation.
The questioner: May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : This is a religious innovation and it is not permissible. And then you must know that burial according to the Sunnah is al-lahd, not al-shaq. Perhaps you know what al-lahd is?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: Well, this means the share twice,
The niche-grave is for us and the ditch-grave is for others.
اللّحد لنا والشّقّ لغيرنا
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