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 4 of 11
- Mufti Online18 Jan 2020
Burial of a Muslim whose family are non-Muslim
A non-Muslim accepts the shahadah on his dying bed, but his/her non-Muslim family members don't not know this. How should the dead person be buried?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Jan 2020
How should a Muslim who committed suicide be buried?
Assalamu Alaykum Hope Mufti Saheb is well. We, the members of the shuraa would like to know what is the position of a person that commits suicide.…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2019
Is a son in law allowed to go into the grave to lower the janaza of his mother in law?
Is a son in law allowed to go into the grave to lower the janaza of his mother inlaw..please let me know
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam13 Oct 2019
Reciting Surah Al-Baqarah After Burying the Deceased
When burying someone, is reading the first few verses of surah Baqrah on head side and last few verses of surah at leg side bidah? I seen some…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Mufti Online12 Oct 2019
Performing fardh salaah in a graveyard
Is it permissible to perform a fardh namaaz in a graveyard?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Oct 2019
Neem tree growing on a grave
My mother's grave is under the shade of a neem tree. She passed away a year and a half ago from abdominal cancer. Now after rain, there are some…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2019
Transporting the mayyit to another country
Is it permissible to transport the mayyit away from the place of death to another country, for example, to bury the mayyit close to the family?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Visiting the grave of the mother of Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
It it known that the mubarak grave of Hazrat Amina (the mother of our beloved Nabi [sallallahu alaihi wasallam]) is in Abwa close to Makkah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2019
Visiting the graveyard on Eid day
What is the status of visiting the graveyard on the night preceding Eid or on Eid day?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2019
What to recite after burial and congregational dua after burial
1. Please explain what should be read whilst/after the burial of the deceased at the side of the grave. 2. Is it correct to recite Quraan aloud,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Aug 2019
Method of esaal-e-thawaab at the graveyard
1. What is the correct method of doing esaal-e-sawaab during ziyarat of a grave in the graveyard? 2. Are we supposed to raise the hands like in dua…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jul 2019
Taking small children to the graveyard
Kindly confirm whether taking my 5 years old son to the graveyard after Maghrib Salah or Isha Salah is allowed?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam3 Jul 2019
Putting water on the grave and enclosing the grave
Why do we put water in the graves when we go to the cabrestaan? Just saying because the mayyit is really down and we just put some water. Is there…
Muhammad Yaasir Yunus Hussen - Mufti Online29 Jun 2019
Removing the cloth from the face after laying the deceased in the grave
We have seen in the UK when a body is laid in the grave, they remove the cloth from the face.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
The grave of Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) being greater than the Arsh of Allah Ta'ala
Can you please clarify this view mentioned in (Manasik of Mulla Ali al-Qari, p. 531-532) "The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Mar 2019
Women visiting the graveyard
Are women prohibited from visiting the graveyard in every situation? Even if she is not in haidh or nifaas?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Mar 2019
Purchasing a grave in a qabrastaan
Is it permissible to buy a qabar (grave) in a qabristan and keep it only for the family members who die? No outsiders are allowed to be buried in it.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Mar 2019
Woman visiting the grave of her parents
Can a woman go to the graveyard to visit the grave of her parents? Not often, just once in a while and that too in complete purdah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Mar 2019
Is enjoying peace in the grave a sign of entering Jannah?
1. According to hadiths, the believer who is able to answer the three questions from the angels sent to the grave for questioning will be given a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN11 Feb 2019
Etiquette of visiting the Graveyard
Salam alikoum My grandma just died two weeks ago We buried her here in Belgium. I noticed that most visitors amongst us dont know what to say…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online23 Dec 2018
Throwing three handfuls of sand in the grave before using a spade
After laying the deceased in the qabr, does one have to first throw three handfuls, and then use the spade or just using the spade suffices.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2018
Standing at the feet side of the grave
Would ziyarat for the deceased be performed within the boundary of the qabarstan? Is it not an ibadat of ziyarat if I prayed from outside the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2018
Building the graveyard boundary pillar on a portion of a grave
There is a qabrastan in our town which runs under the management of our masjid and I work as a supervisor there. As we have limited space in our…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2018
Can anyone perform miracles from the grave?
Asalamulaikum. Does Ambiya and Awliyas can perform Muajazat & Karamat after they dead from their graves? Please provide evidence for that.
Mahomed Yasser Mahomed Yunus Hussen - Mufti Online4 Sep 2018
Planting flowers on a grave and cordoning off the grave with bricks
1. Is it permissible to plant flowers and plants on the kabr of the deceased. 2. Also advise if bricks are allowed to be built around the kabr.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Jul 2018
Mixing sand from the grave of a deceased with water and drinking it
My mother passed away 2 weeks ago and someone said that in order for us to gain sabr and comfort, we should take sand from the leg side of her kabr,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jul 2018
Visiting the graves of pious people
I just wanted to know if visiting Hazrats (Buzrugs) graves acceptable in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN29 May 2018
Grave of Prophet Ibrahim and other Prophets Alayhimus Salaam
It is famous that the grave of Prophet Ibrāhīm (peace be upon him) is located in Hebron, which is also known as Al-Khalil, because of this. Is this…
Yusuf Shabbir - Mufti Online3 May 2018
Living in a place where there is no Muslim cemetery
Me and my wife life where there is no Muslim graveyard. There is only a Christian graveyard. My wife also reverted to Islam. If me or my wife die…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Apr 2018
Who should help with the burial arrangements
In case of a death in a family, for example the father dies, then who is responsible for fulfilling the requirements such as bringing kafan, digging…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam11 Feb 2018
Two female cousins travelling alone for umrah or to visit family; women visiting graveyards
Aslmkm respected ulama . 1) i wanted to know if it is permissible for two female cousins to travel alone for umrah or to visit family abroad? 2)…
Ibn al-Fawz - Ask Imaam10 Feb 2018
Can salaatul janazah be performed without giving ghusal to the body, and when burial is not certain?
Can someone please assist with the following query? "A friend of mine named John, took shahadah three days before passing away. He had signed away…
Hussein Muhammad - Mufti Online7 Feb 2018
Writing durood on tombstones
Can we write Durood on a marble slab and keep this slab at the grave so that people who come to the graveyard will read it? Is this permissible in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Jan 2018Roman Urdu
Mazaaraat par baja bajana
کیا مزارات پر بینڈ باجا بجا کر اسکو نعت کی دھن میں پیش کیا جائے کیا یہ جائز ہے
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Dec 2017Roman Urdu
Dargah ki ziyaarat
Kya dargaah ki ziyarat karna shirk hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Dec 2017
Being buried next to a sinful person
1- In some Kitaabs stories are mentioned of pious people getting buried next to sinful people due to the punishment on the sinful it has effected…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Dec 2017Roman Urdu
Aurato ko kabrastaan aur darghah me jaana
Aurato ko kabrastan me jane ki ijaazat kyu nahi hai? Or dargha me jane ki ijaazat kyu hi waha par b kabrastan hota hi na?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Dec 2017
Shuhadaa being alive in their graves
"Those who died in the path of Allah Ta'ala we should not call them dead, instead they are provided with their susbtence." I want to now the meaning…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Qabr ku cement aur bricks se pakka banaana
Kya qabr ko cement karaya ja sakta hai? Mera matlab bricks aur cement se pakka karane se hai..
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Bachche ku waalidain ke qabr me dafnana
Kya yeh zaroori hai ki inteqaal ke baad maa ya baap ke qabristan me hi bete ya beti ko dafnaya jaaye agar ha to iski sharai tafseel kya hai aur agar…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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