The Meaning of Making Graves into Mosques
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Question:
There is a doubt that some people spread. They say: "Do not pray toward them or upon them." What do we reply to them with?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan an-Nasa'i 760Sahih (Darussalam) He forbade praying toward them and cursed those who make mosques upon them Sahih Muslim 532 So he forbade them from praying toward them, upon them, and from making them into mosques. If one prays beside them, then they have been made into a mosque, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam) .... If one prays beside the grave, to the right, to the left, behind, or in front of it, then he has made it a mosque.
There is a doubt that some people spread. They say: "Do not pray toward them or upon them." What do we reply to them with?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not pray toward graves
لا تصلوا إلى القبورBeware of those who preceded you and used to take the graves of their prophets and righteous men as places of worship, but you must not take graves as mosques
ألا وإن .. كانوا يتخذون قبور أنبيائهم، وصالحيهم مساجد، ألا فلا تتخذوا القبور مساجدthe earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.
جعلت لي الأرض مسجدًا وطهورًا ..
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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