Ruling on Opening a Grave for a Need
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Question:
On the Friday before last, the preacher stood on the pulpit and said in his sermon: "You issued a ruling to open a girl's grave because her father lost his keys or papers, and when they opened it, fire came out of it. Is this true?"
Answer:
No, we have not heard of this.
Question : But you see many of the brothers present at this seminar now asking about this?
Answer: Opening the grave, meaning is it permissible to open a grave?!
Question : He says: "You issued a ruling to open the grave and retrieve the keys, and when they opened it, they found fire coming out?"
Answer: This is what happened, but such things may occur at times other than this one. As for us, we did not issue a ruling on this, but if it happens, there is no harm. That is, if people lost something in a grave, like a crowbar, a shovel, or some other item, it is permissible to open the grave to retrieve the money or items inside; there is no harm. However, as Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) and others have mentioned, incidents have occurred with many graves over the past hundreds of years. When they were opened, they found the deceased being punished—may we seek refuge in Allah. They found the deceased being punished so that Allah might show His servants a lesson. They found some of them with fire burning in their bodies, and some with a shovel in their necks, having taken its handle and placed it around their necks with fire burning. They found other things in the graves so that Allah might show His servants a lesson.
As for this specific incident the man asked about, we have not heard of it, and no one has spoken about it. But this may happen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves and said: "They are being punished, and they are not being punished for a major sin." Then he said: "Yes, but as for one of them, he did not protect himself from the impurity of urine, and as for the other, he used to spread backbiting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them being punished in their graves. We ask Allah for safety.
Yes, and Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) in his book *Al-Ahwal al-Qubur* (The Terrors of the Graves) mentioned many incidents of opening graves for various reasons. They found men and women being punished, some for their laziness in performing prayers, some for failing to fulfill trusts, and some, when asked, said it was because he dealt in usury, and some, when asked, said it was because he did not pay zakah. They found them being punished. We ask Allah for well-being.
On the Friday before last, the preacher stood on the pulpit and said in his sermon: "You issued a ruling to open a girl's grave because her father lost his keys or papers, and when they opened it, fire came out of it. Is this true?"
Answer:
No, we have not heard of this.
Question : But you see many of the brothers present at this seminar now asking about this?
Answer: Opening the grave, meaning is it permissible to open a grave?!
Question : He says: "You issued a ruling to open the grave and retrieve the keys, and when they opened it, they found fire coming out?"
Answer: This is what happened, but such things may occur at times other than this one. As for us, we did not issue a ruling on this, but if it happens, there is no harm. That is, if people lost something in a grave, like a crowbar, a shovel, or some other item, it is permissible to open the grave to retrieve the money or items inside; there is no harm. However, as Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) and others have mentioned, incidents have occurred with many graves over the past hundreds of years. When they were opened, they found the deceased being punished—may we seek refuge in Allah. They found the deceased being punished so that Allah might show His servants a lesson. They found some of them with fire burning in their bodies, and some with a shovel in their necks, having taken its handle and placed it around their necks with fire burning. They found other things in the graves so that Allah might show His servants a lesson.
As for this specific incident the man asked about, we have not heard of it, and no one has spoken about it. But this may happen. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by two graves and said: "They are being punished, and they are not being punished for a major sin." Then he said: "Yes, but as for one of them, he did not protect himself from the impurity of urine, and as for the other, he used to spread backbiting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw them being punished in their graves. We ask Allah for safety.
Yes, and Ibn Rajab (may Allah have mercy on him) in his book *Al-Ahwal al-Qubur* (The Terrors of the Graves) mentioned many incidents of opening graves for various reasons. They found men and women being punished, some for their laziness in performing prayers, some for failing to fulfill trusts, and some, when asked, said it was because he dealt in usury, and some, when asked, said it was because he did not pay zakah. They found them being punished. We ask Allah for well-being.
Source
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