Is building a mosque over a grave or placing a grave inside it the same?
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The questioner : I say, in completion of the question: Is it the same if a mosque was built over a grave or if a grave was placed inside the mosque?
The Shaykh : No, if a mosque is built over a grave, it must be demolished, and prayer in it is not valid. If someone is buried in a mosque, the mosque does not have to be demolished; rather, the grave must be exhumed and the body buried with the people. Then, prayer in this mosque is disliked, but the grave should not be placed between the person and the qiblah. Yes.
The questioner : It is not said that the prayer is forbidden.
The Shaykh : No, if a mosque is built over a grave, it must be demolished, and prayer in it is not valid. If someone is buried in a mosque, the mosque does not have to be demolished; rather, the grave must be exhumed and the body buried with the people. Then, prayer in this mosque is disliked, but the grave should not be placed between the person and the qiblah. Yes.
The questioner : It is not said that the prayer is forbidden.