Is it permissible to utilize and claim ownership of an agricultural land, when ancient graves containing decomposed skeletal remains were found on its eastern side?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The land in question is a graveyard, not a part of your farm. The presence of graves and bones therein confirms that it is an endowment (waqf) for those buried in it. It is not permissible for you or anyone else to own it or benefit from it by residing on it, farming it, building on it, or pitching tents on it.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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