Ruling on praying in the direction of graveyards

Question:
The listener Bakri Abdul Qadir Ahmad from the Nile Directorate in Sudan sent a message containing three questions. In one of his questions, he asks and says: What is the ruling on praying behind graveyards if the graveyards are in front of the praying people, at a distance of approximately thirty meters? Is that permissible?

Answer:
If the mosque is free of them, meaning the mosque was not built on them but is free of them and they are outside the mosque, there is no harm; the prayer in the mosque is valid. However, if the mosque was built on the graves, one does not pray in mosques that contain graves, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): So if the mosque was built on the graves or graves were placed in it, one does not pray in it. But if they are outside the mosque, to the right, left, or in front of it, but not inside it and it was not built on them, there is no blame in that.
As for the presence of the grave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his mosque, this is not in the mosque but in the house of Aisha. The grave is in the house of Aisha, he and his two companions Abu Bakr and Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). But when the mosque was expanded by al-Walid ibn Abdul Malik, when al-Walid ibn Abdul Malik ibn Marwan expanded it, he included the chamber in the mosque, and it became a point of doubt for some people who do not understand. This is a mistake, a mistake by al-Walid, and it should not be cited as evidence for that. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not in the mosque but is buried in his house, but the chamber was included in the mosque. Therefore, it should not be cited as evidence for burial in mosques, nor for building on graves and making them into mosques. All of this is contrary to the Shari'ah of Allah. Yes.

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