Funerals
45 entries
Ruling on placing a wreath on a graveIs placing a wreath on a grave of a unknown Soldier equal to aggrandizing the Awliya and pious... |
Ruling on wearing black garment in mourning for the dead Is it permissible to wear a black garment for (mourning) the dead, in particular a deceased husband? |
The ruling standing for a minute of silence in memory of martyrsIs it permissible to stand for a minute of silence in memory of the martyrs? Whenever specific social... |
Ruling on visiting the grave of Arwaz and making offerings for himA group of people visits a Masjid (mosque) wherein is buried a Waliy (a pious person) called Sayidi... |
Ruling on following the funeral of grave-worshippersAllah (Exalted be He) says, “It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask... |
Ruling on carrying the wife of the deceasedSome peple, if a man dies, a woman who has not menstruated carries his wife around his grave... |
Ruling on preparing food for the people who attend the funeralIs it permissible for the family of the deceased to cook food during the same day in which... |
Ruling on reciting Surah Ya-Sin over the deadWhat is the ruling on reciting the Surah of Ya-Sin over the dead, with the intention of dedicating... |
Ruling on hiring people to recite Qur'an for the deadWhat is the ruling on taking money in return for reciting the Qur’an? Is there a special event... |
Ruling on reciting Al-Fatihah for the deceased when visiting his graveIs it permissible to read Al-Fatihah or anything from the Qur’an for the deceased when visiting his grave, and... |
What is the origin of the forty-day anniversary?What is the origin of the forty-day anniversary? Answer: The origin of this is a Pharaonic custom which was... |
Ruling On Burying Non-Sunnis With Sunnis In The Same GraveyardWhat is the ruling on burying Non-Sunnis with Sunnis (Ahlus-Sunnah) in the same graveyard? Answer: If the innovator is... |
Ruling on extravagant and lavishness during funeralsWhat is the ruling on extravagance in funerals? The bereaved family serve dinners for those who come to... |
Ruling on Funeral Prayer for people transgressing Shari'ahIf a Muslim transgresses the Shari’ah (Islamic law), should Muslims offer Funeral Prayer for him on his death... |
Ruling on women offering Janazah PrayerIs it permissible for women to offer Janazah (Funeral) Prayer, or not? Answer: Yes, generally, it is... |
Ruling holding a funeral ceremony for the deceasedMy mother (may Allah be merciful to her) gave me around LE 5,000 to invest for her, but she... |
Ruling on reciting Quran over the deadSome people recite the Qur’an by the grave for/over the dead in return for certain rewards. Do the... |
Bidahs committed in funeralsWhat is the ruling on some of the traditions observed in funerals such as holding banquets, reciting the... |
Some Sufi shaykhs pay a great deal of attention to making domes on graves and people believe in its usefulness and blessingsSome Sufi shaykhs pay a great deal of attention to making domes and graves and people believe in their... |
Some practices done upon burialWhen someone dies, people have certain practices that I am going to list, hoping that you will comment... |
Ruling on the family of the deceased serving food for people and holding ceremonies on certain daysA few groups of scholars, who call themselves Ahl-us-Sunnah (adherents to the Sunnah), have appeared in our country.... |
Ruling on seeking help from the Messenger when digging the graveIn some of our villages when digging a grave, the diggers keep on repeating a particular word, which... |
Ruling on offering condolences to the deceased's family to say: may rest be in your lifeIs it permissible to say to the family of the deceased: “May the rest be in your life”?... |
Ruling on gathering for offering condolencesWe wrote to you two years ago about establishing a house for offering or receiving condolences in the... |
On a habit dated to occur twenty, thirty or forty days after the time of deathWe have a custom that whenever any distress like an accident or death befalls a person or any... |
When there is a funeral, lines of lamps are hung, chairs are brought and reciters of the Qur'an are hired to recite the Qur'anIt can be noticed in Makkah Al-Mukarramah known as Allah’s Sacred City, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and Jeddah that when... |
Ruling on following the funeral of a Kafir and attending his burialI live in a rural area where there are Muslims and Christians. Whenever a Muslim dies, the Christians... |
Ruling on building domes over gravesSome people consider the green dome that was built on the Prophet’s grave in Madinah evidence for the... |
Ruling on writing on gravesIs it permissible to place a metal plate or a “sign” inscribed with some Ayahs (Qur’anic verses), the... |
Ruling on holding funeral ceremoniesAccording to our customs, when someone dies, people gather outside their house, ornamental light bulbs are hung (like... |
Ruling on cutting down harmful trees at gravesIs it permissible to cut down the harmful trees at the graves? Answer: They should be cut... |
Is a tree growing on a grave a sign of anything?I noticed that when some people see a tree growing on a grave, they describe the inhabitant of... |
Issue On Visiting GraveyardsDear Shaykh, Common people from among the Sufis attend the celebration of the Prophet’s birth, believing that these... |
Ruling on sleeping on the ground for forty days as mourning over the deadWhat is the Islamic method for holding a Ma’tam (mourning assembly)? In the Sudanese rural areas, most relatives... |
Ruling on slaughtering sheep for the deceasedHere in Ouargla, when someone dies, his family slaughters one of their sheep on the next day. What... |
Ruling on three pieces of clay for the deadWhen a person dies, some people in our village bring three pieces of clay. They make a sphere... |
Ruling on Al-Uns SalahWhat is the authenticity of Al-Uns Salah (prayer)? It is performed after Maghrib (Sunset Prayer) on the day... |
Ruling on a wife of the deceased wears a white dress and does not take a bathIn Algeria when a man dies, his wife wears a white dress and does not take a bath... |
Ruling on relatives of the deceased sitting beside the graveWhat is the ruling on a relative of a dead person sitting beside the grave when people leave... |
Ruling on Adhan after burying the dead in the graveIn Bangladesh, we call the Adhan after burying the dead in the grave. Scholars differed on this issue;... |
Ruling on setting up tents beside the gravesWhat is your opinion - may your favor continue - on setting up tents beside the graves, where... |
Ruling on placing Henna in the Grave with the DeceasedIs placing henna in the grave with the deceased part of the Islamic ceremony? If yes, what are... |
Ruling on placing book in the graveWe have a strange practice and would like to know the religious ruling on it. Some people place... |
Claiming to have dream of deceased who command him to build a shrine for the deceasedNowadays, there are a group of people who transfer the deceased months or years after burying them claiming... |
Ruling on hanging photos of the deceased at homeIs it Haram (prohibited) to hang a photo in the home of one that died? Is it Haram... |