Funerals

Can we recite some Qur’an on behalf of someone and does the sawab reach them if they are alive… And Can we recite Ayat Al kursi for someone’s protection if we are worried about and and don’t know they have recited it or not

Funerals

08 Jan

ANSWER: Both of these things are not permissible.

I went to a mosque yesterday to pray funeral prayer, the imam tends to give a small lecture about death & who the deceased person was. He would say some verses from the Qur’an. Q) I want to know if this is an innovation?

Funerals

25 Dec

ANSWER: This is an innovation.

Is it allowed to share deceased photo on Facebook and twitter? If shared then who will get punishment deceased or the live person who shared the photo.

Funerals

23 Dec

ANSWER: It is totally prohibited to keep the deceased’s pics. One must destroy them and not share their pictures at all on social media or anywhere.

In Asian countries most parts,people after making some special dishes recite surah fatiha,some other surah and then they ask Allah to forgive the so and so dead people. I know this practice is an innovation but when someone brings that food to our home and we came to know after he left that the above innovation activity is done. So whether we should throw the food away or eat or give to someone?

Funerals, Innovations

14 Dec

ANSWER: This is an innovation. If the food is halal, you can eat it providing you are not participating with them in their gatherings.

Whenever I think about death, I feel at ease and fearless since I started praying and doing good deeds. My question is this a good or bad thing?

Funerals

10 Dec

ANSWER: As long as one is hopeful in Allah and doesn’t do haram or neglect obligations, this is ok in sha Allah. However, one must fear death and his sins.

Does our body feel any pain after death…i have heard that….even if a housefly sit on the deadbody they feel major pain…is this hadees correct!?

Funerals

03 Dec

ANSWER: No.

If one comes late for janaza prayer and the Imam just started the 3rd Takbeer, what should one do? Should he join the salah and finish the rest on his own or what to do?

Funerals

28 Nov

ANSWER: He should join the imam and after salam complete his missing takbeers.

Is there any way to escape from grave punishment? Do every single people need to suffer this? If not, which group in particular need to go through this?

Funerals, Punishments

20 Nov

ANSWER: If you avoid the things one is punished for in his grave, you will not be tormented in the grave.

Why does the person giving a ghusal to the deceased have themselves have to do ghusal before the jahnaza

Funerals

15 Nov

ANSWER: Giving ghusl to the deceased does not require you to take ghusl before praying.

Respected Sheikh, how exactly should one mourn the death of another Muslim?

Funerals

07 Nov

ANSWER: A Muslim is allowed to mourn the dead for 3 days, except for a Widow to mourn the death of her husband for 4 months and 10 days. There is no prescribed way of mourning death. One might feel sad or depressed and refuse to wear perfume or to mix with people for not more than 3 days.

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