Ruling on cutting down harmful trees in graveyards
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Is it permissible to cut down harmful trees from graveyards?
Answer: This should be done; because they harm the visitors, they should be cut down if there are trees on the graveyards, especially those with thorns, which should be removed. Likewise, if it is suspected that the owner of the grave is a close friend of Allah according to some of the common people, or that he is called upon alongside Allah, it should be removed so that it is not thought that the owner of the grave is other than the truth. If the presence of things may cause evil, they are removed, even if they grew from the rain. Likewise, if there are thorns that harm the visitors of the graveyards, they are removed. And likewise, if someone planted a palm branch on it, it is removed, because the correct view is that no palm branch or anything else is planted on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only planted two palm branches on two graves that he knew and that were being punished, and he did not plant anything on the graves of Medina, the graves of al-Baqi', or the graves of the Companions. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: This should be done; because they harm the visitors, they should be cut down if there are trees on the graveyards, especially those with thorns, which should be removed. Likewise, if it is suspected that the owner of the grave is a close friend of Allah according to some of the common people, or that he is called upon alongside Allah, it should be removed so that it is not thought that the owner of the grave is other than the truth. If the presence of things may cause evil, they are removed, even if they grew from the rain. Likewise, if there are thorns that harm the visitors of the graveyards, they are removed. And likewise, if someone planted a palm branch on it, it is removed, because the correct view is that no palm branch or anything else is planted on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only planted two palm branches on two graves that he knew and that were being punished, and he did not plant anything on the graves of Medina, the graves of al-Baqi', or the graves of the Companions. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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