| Tombs and shrines are haram according to Imam Ash Shafi’i and Imam al-Nawawi and they should be knocked down |
Imaam An-Nawawi (Rahimaullah) said in explanation of the Hadith of Jabir:
“Nonetheless building structures over graves if the the place belongs to the one who is building the structure then it is prohibited and it is if is a generally in the open then it is Haraam as texts from Imaam Shaaf’iee and his followers elucidate. Imaam Ash Shafi’i (Rahimaullah) said in Al Umm, “I have seen the Imaams of Makkah they would instruct the demolition of structures built over graves and they would present the (the Hadith of the Prophet) in support for their demolition, “Do not see a grave except that it is level with he ground.” (Sharh Saheeh Muslim, Volume 7, page 32, Study Edn, Volume 1, page 312), refer also to Al Majmoo, Volume 5, page 296)