Do you distinguish between praying, demolishing, or digging up a grave in a mosque that contains a grave, whether the grave predates the mosque or the mosque predates the grave?
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The questioner : If you would allow me, do you distinguish between praying in a mosque that contains a grave, whether the grave predates the mosque or the mosque predates the grave?
The Shaykh : As for the prayer, no.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the demolition, yes.
The questioner : Yes, well, regarding the demolition, does it not replace digging up? Does demolishing the mosque replace digging up the grave?
The Shaykh : I did not hear the answer. What did you hear?
The questioner : Demolition.
The Shaykh : Demolition of what?
The questioner : If the mosque is built over the grave, the mosque is demolished.
The Shaykh : And if...
The questioner : And if it is the reverse, the grave is removed.
The Shaykh : What is the reverse?
The questioner : That the grave came after the mosque.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, the encroacher is demolished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who is the encroacher? If the grave entered the mosque, it is dug up. If the mosque was built over the grave, it is demolished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So when you ask about substitution, what do you mean? Do you want us to change the ruling?
The questioner : I mean, if the mosque encroached upon the grave.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, I am asking you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want to repeat the question while you do not answer? What do you want with your question if you know the ruling? Do you want us to change the ruling? Now you say: No!
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Then what do you want with the question?
The questioner : The principle is that the encroacher is the one who is removed!
Another questioner : That is the principle, but we say: if this grave is removed, meaning!
The questioner : Contrary to the Shari'ah ruling!
The Shaykh : This grave is removed while it is the one being encroached upon?!
The questioner : And it is the one being encroached upon, yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, it means an increase in encroachment; we would be encroaching upon it by digging it up!
The Shaykh : As for the prayer, no.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the demolition, yes.
The questioner : Yes, well, regarding the demolition, does it not replace digging up? Does demolishing the mosque replace digging up the grave?
The Shaykh : I did not hear the answer. What did you hear?
The questioner : Demolition.
The Shaykh : Demolition of what?
The questioner : If the mosque is built over the grave, the mosque is demolished.
The Shaykh : And if...
The questioner : And if it is the reverse, the grave is removed.
The Shaykh : What is the reverse?
The questioner : That the grave came after the mosque.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, the encroacher is demolished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who is the encroacher? If the grave entered the mosque, it is dug up. If the mosque was built over the grave, it is demolished.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So when you ask about substitution, what do you mean? Do you want us to change the ruling?
The questioner : I mean, if the mosque encroached upon the grave.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, I am asking you.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want to repeat the question while you do not answer? What do you want with your question if you know the ruling? Do you want us to change the ruling? Now you say: No!
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Then what do you want with the question?
The questioner : The principle is that the encroacher is the one who is removed!
Another questioner : That is the principle, but we say: if this grave is removed, meaning!
The questioner : Contrary to the Shari'ah ruling!
The Shaykh : This grave is removed while it is the one being encroached upon?!
The questioner : And it is the one being encroached upon, yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, it means an increase in encroachment; we would be encroaching upon it by digging it up!
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