Some people say that the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque, so how do we answer them?
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The questioner : Some people say that the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : Some of them say: The grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the one who says that the Messenger’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him) is Quba, do you obey him? I am asking you.
The questioner : No, I do not obey him.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he says his grave is in the mosque, do you obey him? Or does the meaning that the mosque encompasses it imply that what I said first—that the Prophet’s grave is in the mosque, meaning in the Raudah, not in the place where it is now—is that what you mean?
The questioner : They argue that the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : And what does "in the mosque" mean?
The questioner : I mean ... .
The Shaykh : No, leave it... What does "in the mosque" mean? Does it mean that the Prophet’s grave is not in its current location, but in the Raudah, or did you not understand?
The questioner : It is in its location.
The Shaykh : It is in its location, and the mosque encompasses it, is that not so? Okay, we say: You have no argument in this, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried and his house was separate from the mosque. But when they expanded the mosque, it seems that at that time they did not see, for example, any space except from that side, so the chamber entered the mosque. Thus, it is a chamber in a mosque, not a grave in a mosque. Do you understand?
The questioner : They also argue with the dome, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The dome, may Allah facilitate its demolition.
The questioner : They argue with it.
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : Some of them say: The grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the one who says that the Messenger’s Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him) is Quba, do you obey him? I am asking you.
The questioner : No, I do not obey him.
The Shaykh : Okay, if he says his grave is in the mosque, do you obey him? Or does the meaning that the mosque encompasses it imply that what I said first—that the Prophet’s grave is in the mosque, meaning in the Raudah, not in the place where it is now—is that what you mean?
The questioner : They argue that the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is in the mosque.
The Shaykh : And what does "in the mosque" mean?
The questioner : I mean ... .
The Shaykh : No, leave it... What does "in the mosque" mean? Does it mean that the Prophet’s grave is not in its current location, but in the Raudah, or did you not understand?
The questioner : It is in its location.
The Shaykh : It is in its location, and the mosque encompasses it, is that not so? Okay, we say: You have no argument in this, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was buried and his house was separate from the mosque. But when they expanded the mosque, it seems that at that time they did not see, for example, any space except from that side, so the chamber entered the mosque. Thus, it is a chamber in a mosque, not a grave in a mosque. Do you understand?
The questioner : They also argue with the dome, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The dome, may Allah facilitate its demolition.
The questioner : They argue with it.