In India if someone dies we used to see his dead body in house. Here during that visit they used to cook briyani or vegetable briyani and we used to eat in their house as a group. Ive heard that it is not allowed. Pls clarify this sheikh whether eating in the Deceased house is allowed or not..?

Funerals
15 Apr

ANSWER: Yes, one should not eat as he is going there to give condolences and not for feasting.

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In a lot of non muslim coubtries, muslims are being forced to cremate the deceased who die due to Covid-19. Is this permissible?

Funerals
06 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible. Muslims must fight with all means possible against this! Washing the dead is not contagious as long as they wear protective gear. After shrouding the deceased, there is no fear from any virus as he doesn’t breath while dead!  

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Sheikh, my grandma passed away (may allah have mercy on her) and she died from pneumonia. Is ghusl meant to be done on her? Im not sure if we can because no one doing ghusl due to coronavirus? Can u explain if ghusl is compulsory?

Funerals
05 Apr

ANSWER: Yes as this is the right of a Muslim. She must be given the normal ghusl, shrouded and prayed upon the funeral prayer like all the other Muslims.

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My parents have died and I recite Quran to reach eesale sawab(reward) to their soul.A little share of my reading quran will reach them.Is it true as per Sunnah.

Funerals, Innovations, Reading/Reciting the Quran
03 Apr

ANSWER: There is no such thing as reciting for the deceased! It is not permissible to give the deceased the reward of reciting as it’s an innovation. 

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You mentioned already that coronovirus is not a plague since the death rate is low. Some scholars mentioning that death from coronovirus will be considered as ‘shuhada’. Please advise. JazakALLAHU Khair for allowing me to ask the question.

Funerals
02 Apr

ANSWER: It’s not a plague.  In Sha Allah, a muslim who dies due to Coronavirus is a martyr as it is attacking the respiratory system and suffocates a person like a person who is drowning. 

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Is it true that any act of charity given or done in the name of a loved one doesn’t reach the person (deceased) unless it is from children to a parents? For example, a sister cannot give charity or build a masjid (sadaqatul jariya) in the name of her sister or brother that passed away.

Funerals
23 Mar

ANSWER: This is absolutely baseless.  You can give charity and make dua on behalf of anyone, whether you are related to them or not. 

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Sheikh , when a person passes away here people go to their houses for condolences sit there for days and feed food ? What’s the ruling on this ? Should we go just for a few minutes without eating but here all go for days and days I don’t believe in this but can I get an answer to be 100%?

Funerals
05 Feb

ANSWER: Gathering for condolences and feasting is prohibited and part of wailing. 

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I want to ask about a hadith that I read in tirmadi 1055 which states that mother Ayesha went to her brother’s grave so doesn’t that prove that women can go sometimes to the graveyard plz clarify?

Funerals
22 Jan

ANSWER: It is an issue of dispute and the most authentic opinion is that it is prohibited for women to visit graveyards.

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You said that we should delete photos of dead people. I wanted to ask about the videos of scholars who have died but their videos are very knowledgeable, should we also delete them?

Funerals, Halal/Haram Matters
17 Jan

ANSWER: The ruling is not the same for videos. No problem in keeping the videos of deceased males. 

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I know there is a specific dua which we should say during the janazah. My question is if someone don’t know the dua will Imam’s recitation will be okay for him, or each and everyone need to say.

Funerals
16 Jan

ANSWER: Each one must say duaa for the deceased and not necessarily a prescribed duaa as any duaa would do.

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