Rules Concerning Graveyards: Using Confiscated Land Adjacent to a Full Cemetery for New Burials

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Rules Concerning Graveyards: Using Confiscated Land Adjacent to a Full Cemetery for New Burials

English:

Question #2087:

By virtue of a court order, a person came to own a piece of confiscated land. It is situated beside the cemetery that is no longer capable of accommodating more graves. Is it permissible to use the land for burial of the dead, after securing permission of the current landlord?

Answer #2087:

If the actual owner can be deemed the rightful owner of the land, there is no objection to making use of it with his consent and permission.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Rules Concerning Graveyards