Death & Janazah · Subtopic
Burial & Graves
407 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas on Burial & Graves, part of Death & Janazah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Burial & Graves fatawa — page 10 of 11
- Ask Imaam17 Mar 2006
Is it true that it is haram to place a dead person in a coffin to bury him/her? What about tombstones, are they haram as well?
Is it true that it is haram to place a dead person in a coffin to bury him/her? What about tombstones, are they haram as well?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Sep 2005
graves, spiders and mujahideen
Will the Prophets be questioned like normal people in the Grave? Are we allowed to kill spiders? I always let them escape because of the spider(s)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2005
Can women who are on their menstration cycle visit a loved one's grave?
Can women who are on their menstration cycle visit a loved one's grave?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Nov 2004
Please clearify flowers on graves,why in question 6814 & 4081 contradicting each other?
There is no contradiction. Both answers state that the placing of flowers is Bid?ah. The incident of Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] was…
Ml. Imraan Vawda - Ask Imaam21 Oct 2004
I have seen people pouring rose water and all kind of things into the grave before or after laying the dead body. Please advise exactly what is to be done along with the related Hadiths.
The concept of pouring rose-water over the grave is baseless. Nowadays, this has become a custom and is considered necessary. Thus it is a Bid'ah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2004
Is it Mustahab when burying a female that the wooden plank are covered from the head side first, and from the feet side first for males
There is no basis for this practice. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Ml. Husain Kadodia STUDENT: Darul Ifta CHECKED & APPROVED: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Ml. Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam22 Jun 2004
Please explain the DO’s and DON’Ts narrating the Sahih Hadiths that should be observed, when burying someone?
Some people recite portions of the Qur?an, standing towards the head (1st Ruku of Surah Al-Baqarah) and then towards the feet (last Ruku of Surah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 May 2004
Can we use a Grave Marker to identify our loved one’s grave, and also to signify that this spot belongs to someone, so that it’s not dug up again? How to place it, and what to be inscribed?
Some people place is vertically, while others horizontally. One also observes all kinds of inscriptions, engraving and carving on these, some in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 May 2004
My mother died and i want her grave make marble/bricks.
1. I am asking this question because there is a stream passing beside the graveyard. I have a fear that this stream may be flooded. My mother grave…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2004
What should be recited when visiting our loved one’s grave?
Please provide the transliteration and the translation of any Du?aas.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Apr 2004
With reference to your response to Q11174, if a person gets his reward or punishment in the grave, does this mean he will not be given the reward/punishment for those acts in the Aakhirat?
For example, I?ve heard that a snake will bite a person from one Salaat time to the next for commonly missing that Salaat. I?ve also heard that a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2004
Howz the torment of grave given to the one’s who are cremated or get drowned?
In principle, the punishment of the grave is primarily given to the soul and subordinately to the body. The abovementioned principle answers your…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Mar 2004
A person will be judged ONLY on the Day of Judgement, then why is the Azab (torture) given in the Khabr (grave) to sinners?
The final and complete judgment of a person will take place on the day of Qiyaamah after which complete reward and punishment will be given.…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam15 Dec 2003
Is it sunnah to lift the hands and make duaa at the graveyard?. You stated earlier that it is proven that Nabi (S.A.W.) did lift his hands.
It is mustahab to lift ones hand when making dua at the graveyard.(Ahsanul Fatawa Vol.4 Pg.234) The sunnat manner would be to stand facing qibla and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2003
Are Grave stones made of Granite or Marble also known as headstones allowed on Muslim Graves?
Also a person making these stones is it allowed for him to do so? And as for applyng Qur?anic ayats on these stones, is this allowed. Jazak?Allah…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Sep 2003
1)What should I read to protect myself from grave punishments? 4)Can any one become a saint if so how?
1)What should I read to protect myself from grave punishments? 2)What should I read for the dead when visiting graves? 3)I want to be Hafiz and…
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf - Ask Imaam29 May 2003
bfore 10 years my father demised and I builded a small grave and kept name plate on my fathers grave. should i demolish the grave????
I am from India and my Father demised in india around 10 years back after his demise due to lack of knowledge and week tradition, we build a small…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Jan 2003
I would like to know if my sister who is 19 years of age,dresses islamically and respectfully should visit the graveyards o the holy saints(MAZAAR'S)?
I would like to know if my sister who is 19 years of age, dresses up very islamically and respectfully should visit the graveyards of the holy…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2002
Should i GHUSUL or clean my legs after coming from graveyard ?
It is not necessary to make Ghusl after visiting the graveyard. You may wash your legs if they are dirty. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2002
i want to know that is that permissable to make a nikah on phone? what should i recite whenever i go to graveyard ?
1. Nikah be telephone is not valid. 2. Kindly refer below our standard reply to similar queries. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2002
My Question is: Are we allowed to put flowers on a grave in the soil? and does this hurt the dead in anyway? can they feel it?
It is established from the Ahaadith that Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) placed 2 branches of a date palm tree on two Qabrs and thereafter said…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2002
Some Ulama claim that it is permissible to build upon graves. What do the Sunni Hanafi & other fuqahaa ( shafi, maliki, hanbali ) say about this issue. Shouldn't the graves be levelled ?
Some Ulama claim that it is permissible to build upon graves. What do the Sunni Hanafi & other fuqahaa ( shafi, maliki, hanbali ) say about this…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam14 Sep 2002
Paying money for graveyard maintenance. i visited graveyard, its keeper requested me for water tank. He will use the water for cleaning graveyard and for the plants. Will i get reward if i pay to him?
My dearest friend has died last week. When i visited graveyard, its keeper requested me for water tank because there is very shortage of water in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2002
wat is the fatwa about azaan at qabrastaan(graveyards)?
Adhaan at the Qabr is not proven through any Shar'ee Daleel (proof). It is, therefore, a Bid'at (innovation). (Ahsanul Fataawa part1 pg.337) and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Aug 2002
I have been told that: 1) Hadith are not true, they are what some people have said long after our prophet 2) can not be punished in the grave for our sins and expect to be punished again after qiyamat
Salaam dear Mufti, sorry that this is long, but can you please let me know the meaning of my dream and the answers to the other 2 questions. Dream,…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Apr 2002
Why aren't woman allowed into a graveyard? And is it true that the dead see woman naked and unclothed?
Forgive my ignorance. I am a new revert. I was told that woman may not enter a graveyard because the dead (particularly the dead men folk) can see…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abbassommar - Ask Imaam10 Apr 2002
Please explain in detail the Aadaab (rules) of burying someone, and the things that need to be recited, and the actions that need to be performed, before, during, and after the burial.
Request to please provide the Ahadith and other proper references from Prophet?s life. Also people recite something at the grave, and then step away…
- Ask Imaam20 Mar 2002
Raising hands for pray on a grave
Assalam-O-Alikum. Is it proved to raise hands for pray individually on a grave for the buried person and other buried persons near the grave and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam6 Nov 2001
What are the teaching/hadith about putting flowers on a grave? Should one do that or should one rather use the money and give to the poor/needy.
I just need to be clarify about the role of flowers on a grave. My gran passed on and the family are all going crazy when it comes to her…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam20 Sep 2001
Assalamualaikum Respected Mufti Saheb can you please tell me about the trials of the grave?Jazakallah Khair.may Allah reward you for your good work.
According to the Aqaaid (beliefs) of the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah`, Adhaabul Qabr (punishment in the grave) is Haqq (true and established). (Sharhul…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam13 Sep 2001
Suppose a Muslim dies outside his country, where do you bury him? Do you fly him back or he is buried where he died in order to cater for the 24hr burial muslim code.
Kindly refer to: www.alinaam.org.zafataawaurial.htm Was salaam Mufti Ebrahim Desai FATWA DEPT. TAKING BODY OF THE DECEASED TO NATIVE COUNTRY FOR…
Mufti Ismail Kaccholvi - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2001
Please could you tell me in which hadieth kitaab the following can befound in (punishments of life, dying, grave)
HADITH OF PROPHET (P.B.U.H) The one who disdains the prayers will receive fifteen punishments from Allah. Six punishments in this lifetime Three…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2001
I have recently seen a picture of the Prophet's (SAW) kabr (grave). Is it real or is some other kabr shown? It's decorated with clothes with Arabic lettering over it in gold.
Jazakallah Khair
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2001
Picture of Nabi (SAW)'s grave circulating by email, is it authentic?
I have attatched a picture with my Email. Please look at it. Many people have been forwarding it to me and to 1000's of other Muslim brothers and…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Jun 2001
Do we have to perform ghusal, janazah salaat and bury in a Muslim cemetary, a Muslim who has committed suicide?
To commit suicide is a major sin. However, such a person will be given Ghusl, Janaaza Salaat and burial in a Muslim cemetery as is the case with any…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam26 May 2001
Is it permissible for the husband to view the face of his wife after her death and can he assist in the burial process?
It is permissible for a husband to view the face of his wife after her demise. He may also assist in the burial procedure, e.g. lowering the body in…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam7 May 2001
Is it haram for women to visit the graveyard? My wife insists that she visit the gravesite of her mother to pray. Opinions are divided in USA.
Hadhrat ibn Mas'ood (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, 'I used to stop you from visiting graves, (now)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam27 Apr 2001
Is one allowed to make duaa facing the graves of the dead by raising the hands, or should one face the Kaaba. Is the shirk?
Could you also please explain what is and what is not allowed at graveyards as I am confused.
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Feb 2001
My wife Alhumdullilah accepted Islam, what happens at the time of her burial, she has no family members.
My wife does not have a Mahram. What happens at the time of going into the Qabr (grave). Also, the usual practice is before departing to the cemetry…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam9 Feb 2001
I have heard that a husband is not allowed to carry the janaza of his wife as well as enter the grave during burial. Is there such a thing and why?
It is permissible for a husband to carry the Janaaza of his wife as well as enter the grave during burial. However, direct skin contact after the…
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