Funerals

Sheikh my question is, after I have prayed Quran and some Zikr, I will pray for the reward to be passed on to my deceased father and other deceased people I know(friends and family). I would like to know in your opinion does the reward reach the deceased?

Funerals, Innovations, Reading/Reciting the Quran

10 Jun

ANSWER: You can make dua for the deceased anytime you want but associating it with after reciting the Quran or dhikr is an innovation and it is not permissible.

When you are in the grave and then two angels approaches to you and ask you three questions wil you be able to see angels with white faces asking you the questions if you were good in this world?

Funerals

09 May

ANSWER: No, the angels that are sent to interrogate you would look terrifying despite whether you were good or bad.

In india /pakistan our elders says if a muslim dies in ramadan he directly enters in jannah and no questions will be asked. Is this true?

Funerals

01 May

ANSWER: This is not true.

In India if someone dies we used to see his dead body in house. Here during that visit they used to cook briyani or vegetable briyani and we used to eat in their house as a group. Ive heard that it is not allowed. Pls clarify this sheikh whether eating in the Deceased house is allowed or not..?

Funerals

15 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, one should not eat as he is going there to give condolences and not for feasting.

In a lot of non muslim coubtries, muslims are being forced to cremate the deceased who die due to Covid-19. Is this permissible?

Funerals

06 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible. Muslims must fight with all means possible against this! Washing the dead is not contagious as long as they wear protective gear. After shrouding the deceased, there is no fear from any virus as he doesn’t breath while dead!

Sheikh, my grandma passed away (may allah have mercy on her) and she died from pneumonia. Is ghusl meant to be done on her? Im not sure if we can because no one doing ghusl due to coronavirus? Can u explain if ghusl is compulsory?

Funerals

05 Apr

ANSWER: Yes as this is the right of a Muslim. She must be given the normal ghusl, shrouded and prayed upon the funeral prayer like all the other Muslims.

My parents have died and I recite Quran to reach eesale sawab(reward) to their soul.A little share of my reading quran will reach them.Is it true as per Sunnah.

Funerals, Innovations, Reading/Reciting the Quran

03 Apr

ANSWER: There is no such thing as reciting for the deceased! It is not permissible to give the deceased the reward of reciting as it’s an innovation.

You mentioned already that coronovirus is not a plague since the death rate is low. Some scholars mentioning that death from coronovirus will be considered as ‘shuhada’. Please advise. JazakALLAHU Khair for allowing me to ask the question.

Funerals

02 Apr

ANSWER: It’s not a plague. In Sha Allah, a muslim who dies due to Coronavirus is a martyr as it is attacking the respiratory system and suffocates a person like a person who is drowning.