Funerals

In salaatul-janaazah, the hands are on the chest then we say “as-salaamu’alaykum wa rahmatullaah” then that’s it, but just wondering if we put our hands on side then say the 1 tasleem or leave hands on chest and 1 tasleem?

Funerals

04 Oct

Say the tasleem while your hands are on the chest.

I have heard that Prophet (SWS) and his two Companions (Peace be upon them) are buried in a direction their feet facing Qibla, is it true?

Funerals

02 Oct

No, this is not true.

Why did the prophet (SAW) order to level the graves?

Funerals

02 Sep

So that people would not end up worshipping It!

,Prophet SAW forbade 2 bury da dead in da night. Is this correct? So, if a person dies after Maghrib or Isha, can’t we bury him late in the night?

Funerals

27 Aug

It is not recommended to bury the dead at night though it is permissible so that there would be people witnessing the funeral and the burial!

In Saudi we often see , when a person dies they organize something call azza. Where people come and they make dua for the deceased and talk good about him. Is this from sunnah or an innovation ?

Funerals

17 Aug

This is an innovation.

could we make tayamum to the deceased person if he or she died in middle of dessert there is no water difficult to dig in graveyard in sandy dessert and to difficult to take it to the city so what should one do in this situation?

Funerals

10 Aug

Tayammum is a must and he must be buried.

If anyone dies a day before Eid or a week before then they do not celebrate eid besides going for eid prayers They do not visit realtives to give eid greetings.They say that they are not celebrating eid due to his death and are sad.Are they thinking wrong?

Funerals

25 Jul

Yes! They have the right to morn him for only three days and not any more.

is this permissible for a person to appoint somebody and pay him to keep his parents graveyard clean and tidy

Funerals, Q&A / Fatwas

25 May

This is not permissible and he shouldn’t do that.

A/A…sir,in this hadith “There is no Muslim man who dies, and forty men who do not associate anything with Allah offer the funeral prayer for him but Allah will accept their intercession for him.” Does it mean that for accepting intercession 40 men should offer funeral prayer otherwise will not be accepted or Upto 40 men their dua will be accepted no matter how many righteous men wiil offer prayer.

Funerals

17 Apr

Wa alaikum salaam Forty or above is the recommended number.

One of my cousins just past away and his family is unable to pay for a burial so cremation seems to be the only solution. So is it allowed in Islam ?

Funerals

21 Feb

This is not permissible at all. They have to bury him.

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