the fuqaha’ are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for a Muslim to be buried in the kaafir graveyard, or for a kaafir to be buried in the Muslim graveyard, except in cases of necessity. See al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah,21/20; Ahkaam al-Maqaabir fi’l-Sharee’ah al-Islamiyyah by Dr. ‘Abd-Allaah al-Suhaybaani, p. 231-232.
If a Muslim dies in a kaafir land, then his heirs, or whoever among the Muslims knows of him, must take him to a Muslim land so that he may be buried there.
Taking him to a Muslim land depends on being able to do it. If it cannot be done, then he may be buried in the kaafir land, but not in their graveyards. See: Ahkaam al-Maqaabir, p. 225-226.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: This is more important than being distinguished from them in life, by wearing different clothes etc, because there is mercy in the graveyards of the Muslims, but there is punishment in the graveyards of the kaafirs. Al-Ikhtiyaaraat, p. 94.
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
Under normal circumstances, it is impermissible to bury Muslims alongside non-Muslims. It would not be permissible to bury Muslims in a graveyard or a land where Christians, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and people of the other faiths are buried. Similarly, it is impermissible to bury non-Muslims in a land where Muslims are buried.
However, if the Muslims do not have a cemetery of their own, then it is permissible for them to bury their dead in a non-Muslim cemetery. In such a situation, every effort should be made to secure a portion of the cemetery exclusively for Muslims, that they may bury their dead together.
Since the time of the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace), Muslims throughout the ages have been burying their dead in their own cemeteries. There have always been separate burying areas for Muslims and non-Muslims, thus the constant practice of the Ummah (ta’amul) is considered to be one of the evidences.
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