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AL-KAFI #724 : HUKUM DUDUK DI ATAS BINAAN KUBUR
Is sitting on a structure built over a grave considered sitting on the grave, and what is the ruling?
Short answer
A structure built over a grave is treated as the grave itself, so sitting on it is the same as sitting on the grave and is makruh (discouraged).
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
A structure built over a grave is treated as the grave itself, so sitting on it is the same as sitting on the grave and is makruh (discouraged). The fatwa notes that the majority of scholars hold sitting on a grave to be makruh, and that it applies when there is no need. Building over and raising a grave is originally forbidden, but it is not forbidden where there is a need, such as fear of the grave soil collapsing or being dug up, and the structure should be only as much as necessary.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Binaan kubur dianggap sebagai kubur itu sendiri. Oleh itu makruh untuk duduk di atas binaan kubur kerana dianggap sebagai duduk di atas kubur.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #724 : HUKUM DUDUK DI ATAS BINAAN KUBUR”, 6 April 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/2363-al-kafi-724-hukum-duduk-di-atas-binaan-kubur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-sitting-on-grave-structure/