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Is it permissible to bury Muslim dead in a Christian cemetery, knowing that it is located in a distant corner and a separate entrance can be made for it?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Scholars have agreed upon the prohibition of burying a Muslim in a disbeliever's graveyard and vice versa, except out of necessity. Muslims residing in lands of disbelief must strive to purchase land of their own for burying their dead. Otherwise, they should transport the جنائز (bodies) to a neighboring Muslim country if possible. If they are unable to do so after exerting effort, then there is no harm in burying them in Christian graveyards out of necessity, while being keen to distinguish Muslim graves in a special section, and it is preferable for it to have a separate entrance and its own fence to become an independent graveyard.

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