Funerals

QUESTION: What is the reward for me travelling to a cemetery to contemplate and think of the hereafter as Recommended in saheeh Muslim will Allah bless me for doing such a thing?

Funerals

28 Jul

ANSWER: If you mean by traveling that you commute within city limits, this is permissible But if you mean traveling from one city to the other for the purpose of such a visit to the cemetery, this is totally prohibited

QUESTION: Can i kiss a non muharram when she is presented to everyone (when she’sdead)

Funerals

25 Jul

ANSWER: If you mean kissing the dead body of a non mahram, this is absolutely prohibited! You must not even go to see the non mahram’s dead body let alone kiss her!

QUESTION: In my state, Every week after jummah prayer in masjid, imam makes funeral pray after mentioning all name of people (Mulism people) who died during that week in their locality. So such funeral prayers is valid Sheikh??

Funerals, Innovations

17 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as it’s an innovation. Do not join them

QUESTION: My grandpa passed away last week. I planned to get married next month, but dont know if it would be too soon. Is any period we should wait before doing something “happy” and “celebratory” after a loved ones death?

Fiqh of Marriage, Funerals

02 Jul

ANSWER: One should not mourn for one who has died for more than three days, except for a husband, four months and ten days. Therefore, you can have the wedding after 3 days but if you fear the repercussions of what people would say, 2 to 3 weeks would seem to be sufficient in sha […]

QUESTION: Is it allowed to plant greenery (lawn) on top of the grave as part of taking care of it

Funerals

24 Jun

ANSWER: No.

QUESTION: If I fast 6 days in Shawwal on behalf of my deceased mother (after fasting for myself) will she get reward of whole year fast?

Fasting, Fasting and Ramadan, Fiqh of the family, Funerals

07 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its an innovation and she won’t receive any rewards for that.

QUESTION: My uncle borrowed money and my father was the guarantor but my father died and uncle is not returning money. Is the sin on my father?

Funerals, Loans

06 Jun

ANSWER: There is no sin on your father as his liability was limited to his life.

QUESTION: Does the miscarried fetus of around 7 weeks in Islam also wait for his or her parents at the gates of Jannah?

Funerals

24 Mar

ANSWER: No, it does not. The soul was not breathed into the fetus. Hence it was not a human being.

QUESTION: I heard in a speech of famous Bangladeshi scholar Mufti …… that after the three questions of the grave: Who is your Lord, who is your Prophet, what is your religion, the angels will ask him who can answer these three questions properly, where did you know them from? Then the answer to this question will be Al Quran. This is the fourth question will the angels really ask?

Funerals

20 Feb

ANSWER: The famous narration states that the questions are only 3. This is why the vast majority of scholars depend on this narration. It seems that the fourth question is not a question but rather a request of elaboration of the previous 3 questions: Who is your Lord, what is your religion, who is this […]

QUESTION: So, you said mandatory knowledge involves the grave questions. So, I memorized the question and correct answer of the ones I thought were the three in Arabic and English. But I recently learned about ‘What did you do” as a question for the righteous. Can you give me the correct answer and question in English and Arabic for this “What did you do”?

Funerals

29 Jan

ANSWER: You don’t have to memorize these questions and answers in order to answer them in the grave! Memorizing them won’t benefit you. You will be able to answer them ONLY if you die as a practicing muslim, whether you know Arabic or not!

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