Is the statement: (Do not pray toward graves) general, whether the grave was entered or not?

The questioner : Some scholars held that prayer in a mosque built over a grave, or a mosque built first and then a grave built in it, is not valid in any case. They cited the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and said that this is general?

The Shaykh : Yes, the hadith is , and for this reason we said that if the grave is in the qiblah of the mosque, one does not pray toward it. And there is a difference if it had said: Do not pray in a place where there are graves, that would be correct.