Is it permissible to move a deceased person from his grave to another grave in a different cemetery? What are the cases in which it is permissible to clear a cemetery and build a park, a plaza, or a building on it? Is it permissible to demolish a mosque with the sincere intention of building another in a different location for the purpose of completing the construction of a school?
Exhuming a grave and moving the deceased to another location is not permissible except for a valid reason, such as if the deceased was buried without being washed, or if a flood reached the grave, and so on.
As for demolishing a mosque for a valid reason, such as to expand a school or a street, there is no objection to it.
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