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This is indeed a lesson for our todays muslims who are literally living in accumulating the wealth and still find it too little and their greed hardly seems to end.

I have a question for you Brother and thatb is as follows"

Can one remove a body from the grave and transfer for re-burial in a different country. Is it allowed in our great religion? I await your response.

Thanks.

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Answer:

Transfer for re-burial place

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Ordinarily if one is buried in a Muslim graveyard with the permissions of the deceased's heirs then it is not advisable to transfer the corpse for re-burial in another country or place.

However, in a situation wherein the burial has been made in an area where the grave will be dishonored for any reason, or in an area of unbelievers where there is a fear of desecration of the grave or if the burial was carried out without the consent of the deceased's heirs then there is no harm if a re-burial is done in another country or place.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is only ones. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

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