Funerals

Recently my aunt passed away. How do I include her in my du’a?

20 Feb

You can make Du’ah for a deceased whenever you want as you do for yourself.

When to do charity (give money etc) on behalf of a dead relative? Does this only count if its done with that dead person’s money left behind or can you use your own money and say its for the dead person?

20 Feb

After a person dies, he has no money as it all goes to those inheriting him except for the will if he had left one. Whatever a person gives for charity from his own money, this will benefit the deceased.

I wonder what happens DIRECTLY after someone dies ?

Funerals

20 Feb

Nothing until he is buried. After that, he is questioned by the two angles and decided whether he will be blessed and favored in his grave or punished.

If I give zakat for the deceased will they be rewarded? and will I aswell be rewarded?

Funerals

19 Feb

Zakat can’t be given on behalf of the deceased. You can give charity on his behalf.

I would like to ask what are the sunnah that I can do while visiting my mother’s grave, and what are the common innovations that I should avoid? Is reading Quran ok?

Funerals

19 Feb

You can only ask Allah for forgiveness for her and make du’ah for her and that is all.

Sheikh, kindly clarify this statement: Prophet [S] offered Janazah prayers for King Najashi of Abysinnia, when he heard that the king had passed away. Abysinnia would have been far from Makkah or Madina.Is it not permissible for regular people to offer Janazah prayers upon hearing a demise, if living different parts of the world?

Funerals

19 Feb

It is not permissible to pray funeral prayer when the deceased is not present. This is the most authentic opinion of scholars. some scholars say that it is permissible only when the deceased had great influence and benefit to Islam. This is not the most authentic opinion. As for the Najashi, scholars say that the […]

I am from South Africa and it is the custom here that on the day a person dies, they bury him and return to the house and serve food.

Funerals

19 Feb

This is called bhati food and they say that this is for people who have traveled from far and serving the food benefits the deceassed in some wayPlease can you clarify this because according to a hadith in Abu Dawood the Prophet Muhammed (May peace be upon him) said that relatives and neighbours should provide […]

Is there any Dua’a that i can say so it will be easier for me to answer the questions that someone will get in the grave ( when the 2 angels come ) ?

Funerals

19 Feb

I don’t know of any specific Du’ah. you can make your own general Du’ah.

If someone does not answer right on those questions that the angels will ask in the grave , does that mean they will go to hell ?

Funerals

19 Feb

It appears that they will go to hell.

What would happen if i died in a country that is not a muslim country ( lets say sweden , cause i live there ) And they bury me in a graveyard next to non-muslims ( if you know what i mean ) What would happen then and would it be bad ?

Funerals

19 Feb

It is not permissible for a Muslim to be buried with the disbelievers. Muslims are to be buried with Muslims and non Muslims are to be buried elsewhere.

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