A mosque containing a grave: Do the people of this mosque who seek blessing from it fall into major shirk?
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The questioner : A mosque containing a grave: Do the people of this mosque who seek blessing from it fall into major shirk?
The Shaykh : First, it is necessary to look at whether the grave preceded the mosque or the mosque preceded the grave. If the grave preceded the mosque, meaning the grave was there first and they built a mosque on it, then prayer in this mosque is not valid in any case, because it is a mosque that must be demolished. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade building on graves, especially if what is built is a mosque. We said it must be demolished because it resembles the Mosque of Harm, which must be demolished.
The Mosque of Harm is a mosque built near another mosque in a way that affects the people of the first mosque and divides them. This is a Mosque of Harm, and it is demolished in all cases.
As for when the mosque preceded and the deceased was buried in it, it is obligatory to exhume the deceased and bury him with the people.
As for one who seeks blessing from these people, meaning the people of the graves, whether in the mosque or outside the mosque: if he calls upon them, seeks aid from them, seeks help from them, or asks them for his needs, this is major shirk that takes one out of the religion. If he does not call upon them but seeks blessing from their soil or the like, this is minor shirk. It does not reach the level of major shirk unless he believes that their blessing brings about good without Allah; in that case, he is a mushrik committing major shirk.
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The Shaykh : First, it is necessary to look at whether the grave preceded the mosque or the mosque preceded the grave. If the grave preceded the mosque, meaning the grave was there first and they built a mosque on it, then prayer in this mosque is not valid in any case, because it is a mosque that must be demolished. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade building on graves, especially if what is built is a mosque. We said it must be demolished because it resembles the Mosque of Harm, which must be demolished.
The Mosque of Harm is a mosque built near another mosque in a way that affects the people of the first mosque and divides them. This is a Mosque of Harm, and it is demolished in all cases.
As for when the mosque preceded and the deceased was buried in it, it is obligatory to exhume the deceased and bury him with the people.
As for one who seeks blessing from these people, meaning the people of the graves, whether in the mosque or outside the mosque: if he calls upon them, seeks aid from them, seeks help from them, or asks them for his needs, this is major shirk that takes one out of the religion. If he does not call upon them but seeks blessing from their soil or the like, this is minor shirk. It does not reach the level of major shirk unless he believes that their blessing brings about good without Allah; in that case, he is a mushrik committing major shirk.
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