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Is it permissible to transfer the remains of a deceased person after one year of burial due to the presence of groundwater in his grave to a new burial site?

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It is permissible to exhume a grave and rebury the deceased in a new grave if the grave has suffered damage or harm, such as groundwater, rain, or floods reaching the deceased.

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