What is the ruling on naming the cemetery "Islamic"?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, the Islamic cemetery, why ... .
The Shaykh : Because why the distinction, my brother? We are in Islamic land, and our entire country is Islamic. So using these descriptions makes a person feel that there are people competing with us and opposing us, namely the non-Muslims!
The questioner : I felt, Shaykh, when you mentioned the cemetery that is not named Islamic ... meaning organizing the entrances and passages so that there is space to remain wearing sandals without mentioning ... ?
The Shaykh : This is my explicit statement, but I only deviated from the word "Islamic"!
Al-Halabi : O our Shaykh, here the distinction between an Islamic cemetery or a non-Islamic one, actually, this is necessary for us in Zarqa because ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, you may.
Al-Halabi : Now, O our Shaykh, the cemeteries are built on a large slope, the slope of the mountain of the new cemeteries, and then inside, as soon as you enter, on the left are the Christian cemeteries, and after that, one hundred meters away, are the Islamic cemeteries. Of course, this is due to poor planning, of course, O our Shaykh ...
The Shaykh : This means you have a text regarding this. The Messenger passed by the graves of the Muslims and said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3230Hasan (Al-Albani) And he passed by the graves of the polytheists and said about them: or as he said (peace and blessings be upon him). But, but it is a small matter, what does it bite anyone? Ah, the point is, so I believe, just as the fire of the Muslim and the polytheist does not appear to them while they are alive, likewise it should not appear to them if they have fires in death. Meaning, they should be things far away from each other ... Allahu Akbar, yes.
The Shaykh : Because why the distinction, my brother? We are in Islamic land, and our entire country is Islamic. So using these descriptions makes a person feel that there are people competing with us and opposing us, namely the non-Muslims!
The questioner : I felt, Shaykh, when you mentioned the cemetery that is not named Islamic ... meaning organizing the entrances and passages so that there is space to remain wearing sandals without mentioning ... ?
The Shaykh : This is my explicit statement, but I only deviated from the word "Islamic"!
Al-Halabi : O our Shaykh, here the distinction between an Islamic cemetery or a non-Islamic one, actually, this is necessary for us in Zarqa because ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, you may.
Al-Halabi : Now, O our Shaykh, the cemeteries are built on a large slope, the slope of the mountain of the new cemeteries, and then inside, as soon as you enter, on the left are the Christian cemeteries, and after that, one hundred meters away, are the Islamic cemeteries. Of course, this is due to poor planning, of course, O our Shaykh ...
The Shaykh : This means you have a text regarding this. The Messenger passed by the graves of the Muslims and said:
They received abundant good.
لقد أدرك هؤلاء خيرا كثيراThey have missed much good
لقد فاتهم خير كثير
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