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When someone is dying and is able to say about the kalma ok good. otherwise the people near him just read loudly so he may be able to say it. My question is you should read only la ilaha illal lah as some say to say Muhammadur Rasoolullah too. Which is right?

08 Apr

Both are ok while the first one is sufficient.

Is it permissible for a woman to kiss the forehead of her deceased father or brother or son?

05 Apr

This is permissible and it was done by the companions also.

Is there any virtue of looking at the funerals face and/or carrying the dead body?

03 Apr

There is no reward that I know of in looking at the face of a deceased. As for carrying it, the reward is in helping.

Is there any basis from Quran and Sunnah regarding visiting grave of the deceased continuously for 3 or 4 days after his/her death for making recitation of Quran and dua for the dead one….this is common in Kashmir on Indian side.

01 Apr

This is baseless.

We’ve this widely known practice to offer food the day a person dies for him to reach reward and continue it for 3 day’s and so on. Can we only attend the first day? And How can we deny the invitation whilst the person who has invited is in grief for the loss

01 Apr

This is not permissible to do and neither to attend. This is an innovation.

I have seen some videos in which people die during Salah or in Sujood and also some people dying in the 2 holy Masjids, so is it permissible to pray to obtain death in Salah, Sujood or to die in holy Masjids?

29 Mar

Yes, you can. But it is better to ask Allah for a nobel and good death.

Sheikh, how is a woman allowed to wash a dead body but not allowed to go to burials or visit graves? Surely washing a body, especially a loved one, is more tramatic/emotional than visiting a grave. Women are not complete babies and there are many who can handle visiting graves especially if they know the rules in Islam of not being allowed to wail or create a shrine at the grave.

27 Mar

You should address the Prophet, peace be upon him, who gave us this directive. Using your own logic is not something recommended specially when a person does not have knowledge. It is like someone claiming that men wearing diamonds is prohibited because diamonds are more expensive than gold.

While we throw 3 handful of sand to grave when burying the dead. What is the authentic dua to recite ?

26 Mar

Scholars recommend throwing three handful of soil on the grave but I don’t know any authentic hadeeth supporting it. As for the Duaa, you only ask Allah for forgiveness for the deceased and that Allah make him or her steadfast while being questioned.

We dont visit graveyards frequently. Is there any Dua’a in Arabic which we can recite in which we can pray fr all the dead Muslims world over, whether we are at home or we go to graveyards?

19 Mar

If you are home, simply say O Allah forgive all Muslims, men and women.

A hadeeth recommends that after burial the close relatives should stay behind in the graveyard and pray for the forgiveness of the deceased; at this time is it permissible to read Quran while sitting near the grave.

17 Mar

No