What is the ruling of Islamic law on praying and conducting marriage contracts in the Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo, knowing that a side section of it includes the tombs of the royal family, separated from the prayer hall by a wall, and that marriage contracts are conducted in a side events hall, separate from both the prayer hall and the tombs?
The prayer in a mosque that contains graves separated from the prayer area by a mosque wall is valid, and this is the fatwa (ruling) given, even though some have pointed out that the mosque wall alone is not sufficient. As for the marriage contract (aqd al-qiran), it is valid, and the presence of graves has no bearing on the validity of the contract.
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