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It is permissible for the heirs of the deceased to make up obligatory fasts they had and couldn’t make up before dying

QUESTION: Can someone fast on behalf of the deceased if it’s a fast related to breaking an oath?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Funerals | October 25, 2025 6:51 am
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QUESTION: I recently heard that in some areas of Pakistan, people dig a woman’s grave deeper than a man’s. The explanation given was that women supposedly commit more sins, so their graves are made deeper so that their cries during punishment are not heard. Is there any basis for this belief in Islam or in authentic Islamic teachings about burial?
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QUESTION: About the Sunnah of fasting 3 days each month: do these fasts have to be in the lunar months or can I also do 3 fasts according to the solar months (e.g. Jan, Feb, Mar)? (note that I’m not talking about white days)