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Is it necessary to pray over the deceased's remains again when they are transferred to a new grave?

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It is permissible to exhume a grave and move the deceased for an urgent need or necessity, as Al-Bukhari did in "The Chapter: Is it permissible to remove the deceased from the grave and the niche due to an ailment?" and Jabir ibn Abdullah, who exhumed his father six months after his burial. Mu'awiyah also moved the martyrs of Uhud for a public interest. Jurists have agreed on prohibiting the exhumation of a grave unless there is a valid excuse or a correct purpose. If the public interest of passersby necessitates exhuming the grave and moving the deceased, their body must be preserved and not tampered with, because "breaking the bone of a deceased person is like breaking it while they are alive." There is no obligation to re-pray over them after relocation, as the previous prayer is sufficient.

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