Management of Muslims's Cemetery when it is fully occupied with Graves

 

Generally the grave is allowed to remain unpaved.  And in a year or two, due to rain, storm, etc., the raw grave becomes level and the dead body kept inside it gets mixed in the soil, then another dead body can be buried by digging at that place.  But if for some reason the ground is not level and the place is in the shape of a grave, then the digging   that place is not proper even if the dead body kept inside it has been found in the soil.  And if the ground is even, but on digging, the dead body or any part of it is visible, then in such a situation it is not appropriate to dig further, but the excavated should be covered with soil by giving it the shape of a grave.

It is not advisable at any cost to excavate a concrete grave, even if it is a thousand years old.  Yes, if due to the time gap, the concrete grave also becomes level with the soil and its bricks are scattered here and there and it is difficult to find out where the original grave was, then it is appropriate to excavate such a place to bury another dead body.  And if the whole cemetery is filled with concrete graves, then it is appropriate to bury the dead in another cemetery.