Explanation of the author's statement: ... except that he feared it would be taken as a mosque) Both of them narrated it.
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The Shaykh :Sahih al-Bukhari 1390 Both of them narrated it. As you see, this hadith contains, like the first one, a warning against what? Against taking graves as mosques, even the graves of the prophets. The prophets are better than the righteous, as is well known, for the rank of the prophets is the first of the four ranks that Allah the Exalted mentioned: [An-Nisa 4:69].
So if someone says: We are now facing a problem regarding the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for it is now in the middle of the mosque. What is the answer?
We said: The answer to that is from several angles:
First: The mosque was not built on the grave, is it not? Rather, the mosque was built during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Second: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque. So we say: This is like burying a righteous person in the mosque, and that is forbidden. Rather, he was buried in his house.
The third angle: The incorporation of the houses of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), including the house of A'ishah, into the mosque was not by the consensus of the Companions. Rather, it did not happen until most of them had passed away, leaving only a few of them. It was in the year 94 approximately, and at that time most of the Companions had died. So it is not something the Companions permitted or agreed upon, even though some of them opposed this. And among those who opposed it was Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who did not approve of this action.
The fourth angle: The grave is not in the mosque, even after its incorporation, because it is in a separate room, independent of the mosque. So the mosque was not built on it. For this reason, this place was preserved and surrounded by three walls, and the wall was placed at an angle deviating from the qiblah, meaning it is triangular, and the corner is the corner of the triangle. This was in the northern corner, such that a person does not face it when he prays, because it is angled like this.
With all of this, the objection raised by the people of graves against us is resolved. They say: This has been the case since the time of the Tabi'un until today, and the Muslims have approved of it and have not denied it. We say: Denial did exist even in the time of the Tabi'un, and it is not a matter of consensus, even though there are these three differences we mentioned, or four.
The student: The shape ... .
The Shaykh : Continuous.
The student: I mean one behind the other.
The Shaykh : One behind the second.
The student: The direction ... ?
The Shaykh : What direction?
The student: The direction.
The Shaykh : Its direction is the qiblah, but the one behind is angled, angled to the right and left.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. The room is separate from the mosque; it is not built ... high.
So (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) was afraid, or the people were afraid that his grave might be taken as a place for worship.
غير أنه خُشي أو خَشي أن يتخذ مسجداًAnd whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous
ومن يطع الله والرسول فأولئك مع الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحينSo if someone says: We are now facing a problem regarding the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), for it is now in the middle of the mosque. What is the answer?
We said: The answer to that is from several angles:
First: The mosque was not built on the grave, is it not? Rather, the mosque was built during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
Second: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not buried in the mosque. So we say: This is like burying a righteous person in the mosque, and that is forbidden. Rather, he was buried in his house.
The third angle: The incorporation of the houses of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), including the house of A'ishah, into the mosque was not by the consensus of the Companions. Rather, it did not happen until most of them had passed away, leaving only a few of them. It was in the year 94 approximately, and at that time most of the Companions had died. So it is not something the Companions permitted or agreed upon, even though some of them opposed this. And among those who opposed it was Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who did not approve of this action.
The fourth angle: The grave is not in the mosque, even after its incorporation, because it is in a separate room, independent of the mosque. So the mosque was not built on it. For this reason, this place was preserved and surrounded by three walls, and the wall was placed at an angle deviating from the qiblah, meaning it is triangular, and the corner is the corner of the triangle. This was in the northern corner, such that a person does not face it when he prays, because it is angled like this.
With all of this, the objection raised by the people of graves against us is resolved. They say: This has been the case since the time of the Tabi'un until today, and the Muslims have approved of it and have not denied it. We say: Denial did exist even in the time of the Tabi'un, and it is not a matter of consensus, even though there are these three differences we mentioned, or four.
The student: The shape ... .
The Shaykh : Continuous.
The student: I mean one behind the other.
The Shaykh : One behind the second.
The student: The direction ... ?
The Shaykh : What direction?
The student: The direction.
The Shaykh : Its direction is the qiblah, but the one behind is angled, angled to the right and left.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes. The room is separate from the mosque; it is not built ... high.