Funerals

Why is it not allowed to keep ANY photos of the deceased’?

03 Feb

ANSWER: Because it renews sadness in one’s heart, and it is as if glorifying them after their death. The origin of shirk on earth began by making statues of the dead.

If a person wearing Ihram dies on the way to Umrah/Hajj, how is he buried? I mean people give him bath & bury him in separate clothes OR shud he b buried in same Ihraam whc he was wearing, without bath?

Funerals, Hajj and Umrah

24 Jan

ANSWER: He is washed but not perfumed and he is shrouded with his Ihram without covering his face or head.

I want to know that is it permissible for the imam leading the funeral prayer to recite the duwa (after 3rd takbir, after al-fatiha & darood Ibrahim and before salam) in his mother tongue?

Funerals

16 Jan

ANSWER: If he doesn’t know how to say it in Arabic, he can use his own language.

My friend went to park with her husband and 4 small kids and her husband said they will go home after magrib prayer.As soon as he came out of the mosque he fell and died at the spot.It is a month now but my friend cries all the time.She is unable to believe that her loving husband is no more.She has now responsibility of 4 kids.How should I console her and help her out of it?

Funerals

09 Jan

ANSWER: Tell her that he had a beautiful ending in Sha Allah and that this is a good sign. Allah is their provider and she must trust Allah and depend on Him alone as we will all die one day. May Allah make it easy on her.

Is it true that if a Muslim passes away and get buried on Friday, then there is no questioning in grave till the judgement day. If someone passes away during holy month of Ramazan, then there is no questioning till the end of holy month. These statements are frequently given by many imams in Pakistan. Can you please advise about their authenticity.

Funerals

06 Jan

ANSWER: If someone dies on the night or day of Friday, he will be saved from the torment of the grave. We don’t have any report about the same ruling for dying in Ramadan.

Does a dead body feel any pain if touched?

Funerals

03 Jan

ANSWER: There is no evidence from Quran and Sunnah regarding this.

Is the relation of a wife and husband terminated with the death of either of them ? If in affirmative, in what words one should pray for the departed soul ?

Funerals

02 Jan

ANSWER: It is not terminated at all, in fact they will be husband and wife in Jannah as well, if both of them reach there.

When someone dies, people visit their homes for 3 days and make duas collectively. Is this allowed? If you can please give me the reference too..

Funerals

31 Dec

ANSWER: Gathering in homes for mourning is an innovation.

One boy asked me that may be his mother’s father died in USA and his kabr or grave was given by placing his body in a box.I mean that the body was in box and then the box was buried.So my question is that is it permitted or haram if haram then what should they do because he is now buried.

Funerals

25 Dec

ANSWER: If it’s the law of the place to bury the deceased in the coffin then it’s OK otherwise it’s not from the Sunnah. https://islamqa.info/en/34511

Does a person’s wudhu’ become nullified when he or she bathes a janaazah?

Funerals

18 Dec

ANSWER: No.

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