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Hasten to bury the dead

I would like a clearer understanding of when a person of Muslim faith should be buried. Is it on the day of their death or the nearest possible day to their death. Taking all matters into consideration such as certification of death, allowing time to travel, cemetery opening times, washing and praying etc. .. More

482248 5-11-2023
Ruling on funeral prayer and burial at night

Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I would like to know whether it is permissible to conduct the funeral prayer and a burial at night, meaning between the Maghrib prayer and the Fajr prayer. What is the recommended time, if any? May Allaah reward you. .. More

348124 20-8-2017
Prophet, ﷺ, Blew his saliva over corpse of ‘Abdullah ibn Ubayy

Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. Did our beloved Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,put his saliva on the death body of the leader of the hypocrites, ‘Abdullaah ibn Ubayy? Is this story authentic? .. More

339709 13-3-2017
Preparing deceased Muslim for burial not left to his non-Muslim family

Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. What is the right of a dead revert Muslim over his non-Muslim family given that he has written a Wasiyyah (last will and testament) stating that when he dies, only Muslim brothers should arrange his dead body and he should be buried in an Islamic way. I decided to ask this question because I noticed that there are cases in.. More

338203 31-10-2016
Burying a dead pregnant woman

How do we bury a woman that died with pregnancy? .. More

303703 7-12-2015
Considering cremation as a kind of divine punishment

Allaah has mentioned his punishment in the Holy Quran. He will roast one’s skin again and again according to their sins. Some of the non-muslims cremate the remains of the dead ones. Can we also consider this Allah’s punishment? .. More

295642 11-11-2015
Sinful Muslim has right to funeral prayer; non-Muslims should not attend

A muslim women marries non muslim man and on the death of that women , Question: 1) can imaam prays the funeral namaaz of that lady?2) can hindu relatives and her hindu husband can involve in janaza namaaz? .. More

279535 10-4-2015
Exhortation to bury the dead beside the righteous

When a deceased is buried besides another being punished, does he see this and receive harm from it?.. More

129101 20-1-2014
The burial should not be delayed till the debts of the deceased are paid

What should be done if a man dies and somebody claims that he is indebted to him? Should the burial be delayed till he brings evidence or should the debt be paid to him without waiting for the evidence?May Allaah The Almighty reward you .. More

97727 20-1-2014
Ruling on removing bonds from the jaws of the deceased

A friend of mine entered upon his dead grandfather after he was washed and found that the one who washed him tied the mouth of his grandfather, as is common. However, my friend was unaware of this practice and removed the bond. He is now asking if he is sinful for what he did and if he caused any harm to his grandfather... More

74642 20-1-2014
Burying a Muslim in countries of disbelief: a Sharee‘ah ruling

I, along with my family, have been staying in Italy for 25 years: is it permissible for a Muslim to be buried in the same country in which he dies, even though the majority of its inhabitants are Christians? Shipping the dead body to Egypt costs 4,000 Euro. Are the living not more worthy of the money than the deceased?.. More

128811 20-1-2014
Ruling of burying the children of the polytheists in the graveyards of the Muslims

Is it permissible to bury Christian children in Islamic graveyards?.. More

52001 20-1-2014
The limit of the grave’s height and making one side higher than the other because the ground is low

What is the limit of the grave’s height in centimeters? The grave is in an inclined area and, in order to level the grave, one side should be higher than the other... More

138114 20-1-2014
Uncovering the face when burying the dead: is it from the Sunnah?

My father was buried in Al-Baqee‘ (graveyard in Al-Madeenah). When I lowered him into the grave, the gravedigger asked me if he should undo the shroud from around his face, so I asked him what the Sunnah practice is and he told me that it is the Sunnah to uncover (the face). So I did so, but after I read about burial, I learned that only the Muhrim.. More

136756 20-1-2014
Burying the deceased on his left side or not in the direction of the Qiblah does not require to open the grave (to correct it)

What should we do if we find out that the way of burial was incorrect, such as making the deceased lie on his left side with the Qiblah to his back due to the ignorance on the part of those who performed the burial ceremonies? This was coincidentally discovered two weeks after the death. Is it permissible to conceal the matter after discovering it?.. More

98464 20-1-2014

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51 fatwas

Hasten to bury the dead

Ruling on funeral prayer and burial at night

Prophet, ﷺ, Blew his saliva over corpse of ‘Abdullah ibn Ubayy

Preparing deceased Muslim for burial not left to his non-Muslim family

Burying a dead pregnant woman

Considering cremation as a kind of divine punishment

Sinful Muslim has right to funeral prayer; non-Muslims should not attend

Exhortation to bury the dead beside the righteous

The burial should not be delayed till the debts of the deceased are paid

Ruling on removing bonds from the jaws of the deceased

Burying a Muslim in countries of disbelief: a Sharee‘ah ruling

Ruling of burying the children of the polytheists in the graveyards of the Muslims

The limit of the grave’s height and making one side higher than the other because the ground is low

Uncovering the face when burying the dead: is it from the Sunnah?

Burying the deceased on his left side or not in the direction of the Qiblah does not require to open the grave (to correct it)

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