What is the ruling on digging up a grave to bury another person in it?
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Question:
What is done in some countries: when a period has passed over a grave and it has become crumbled, they move it to the side and bury a second person in it?
Answer:
No, this is not appropriate. There should be multiple cemeteries to meet the needs of the people, and graves should not be dug up. The deceased is respected.
As for cases of dire necessity, dire necessities have their own rulings, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried two and three people together on the day of Uhud. And if the country is narrow and the space is tight, and they buried this one with that one, if the need calls for it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Q: Even if nothing of his bones remains?
A: If the need calls for it, there is nothing wrong with it.
What is done in some countries: when a period has passed over a grave and it has become crumbled, they move it to the side and bury a second person in it?
Answer:
No, this is not appropriate. There should be multiple cemeteries to meet the needs of the people, and graves should not be dug up. The deceased is respected.
As for cases of dire necessity, dire necessities have their own rulings, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried two and three people together on the day of Uhud. And if the country is narrow and the space is tight, and they buried this one with that one, if the need calls for it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Q: Even if nothing of his bones remains?
A: If the need calls for it, there is nothing wrong with it.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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