Aisha’s statement: “If it were not for that, I would have exposed his grave, but he feared it would be taken as a mosque.” Did she mean to bury him outside?
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The questioner : Shaykh, but this does not contradict Aisha’s statement. Aisha is speaking about exposing it, is she not?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what you mentioned relates to the burial, while Aisha’s words are focused on the exposure.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if she is saying: He was not buried in his grave for fear that it would be taken as a mosque.
The questioner : That is, her intention was not that it be raised and displayed.
The Shaykh : No, no. “Exposed” means it went out; it was buried outside.
Obstructed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And what you mentioned relates to the burial, while Aisha’s words are focused on the exposure.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is as if she is saying: He was not buried in his grave for fear that it would be taken as a mosque.
The questioner : That is, her intention was not that it be raised and displayed.
The Shaykh : No, no. “Exposed” means it went out; it was buried outside.
Obstructed.