What is the ruling on designating a cemetery for the residents of a specific neighborhood, and prohibiting the burial of others in it under the pretext that it is exclusive to them and that the deceased does not pay the agreed-upon cemetery expenses?
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If the land is owned and designated for the burial of their dead, then they have the right to prevent others from burying there. However, if it is public, unowned land, then they do not have the right to prevent others.
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