Inviting women to take part in the burial
Question
There is an imaam who attends some janaazah and starts giving a long lecture. He then invites the ladies to come close to the gravesite and join the men in throwing the three handfuls of sand. He also makes sure that the women stand among the men when making dua. Is this practice correct? Can Mufti Saheb give us some guidance.
Answer
The imaam has drifted from the sunnah. And a person who drifts away from the sunnah cannot be an imaam. In fact, he requires a proper training of the sunnat. He needs to humble himself and acquire the right understanding of deen before his appointment to become an imaam.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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