Urinating On Graves
Question
Is it permissble to urinate on the grave of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiyani?
Answer
It is Makrooh (disliked) to urinate on someone’s grave, irrespective of whether they are Muslim or not.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وَلَا بَأْسَ بِرَشِّ الْمَاءِ عَلَيْهِ وَيُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُبْنَى عَلَى الْقَبْرِ أَوْ يُقْعَدَ أَوْ يُنَامَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ يُوطَأَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ تُقْضَى حَاجَةُ الْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ بَوْلٍ أَوْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ يُعَلَّمَ بِعَلَامَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابَةٍ وَنَحْوِهِ, كَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ.
(الفتاوى الهندية 1/166)
- Answered by
- Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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