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 7 of 11
- Mufti Online8 Aug 2016
Questions relating to the graveyard
1. Can I recite darud sharif while walking through a non-muslim cemetery? 2. Can muslim sister allowed to visit there parents grave once a week,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jul 2016
What to recite at the graveside?
What is the preferred surahs/duas to recite at the graveside of loved ones?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jul 2016
Opening the face of the deceased in the graveyard
A few minutes before the scheduled time of Janazah Salaah at the cemetery, the face of the deceased male is opened. A line is formed and people file…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 May 2016
What should be done after burying the deceased?
What rituals to be done after burying a dead person as per Qur'an and Hadith?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2016Roman Urdu
Sunnato ka ihtimaam karna
Mujhe apne khuaab ki tabeer pochni thi. Aaj maine ek khwab dehka hai mje yaad nhi time kia tha bas itna pata hai raat 2:30am se 11am k darmiyan…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Mar 2016
Is Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) alive in his grave
Is Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasllam) alive or dead? I have been discussing with my friends at work about Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) being…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Feb 2016
Is Hazrat Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) alive in his grave
Many Muslims belive that the prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) is alive in his grave with his own body. Is it believable?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2016
Hadith question
Are the following Hadiths a fabrication or are they authentic? Please also provide a reference. 1. "Rajab is Allah's month, Sha'baan is my month and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN11 Feb 2016
Are we allowed to bury more than just one body in a grave?
My question is about the refugees of Greece: A lot of people are found dead in the sea as a result of the boats sinking. Sometimes it takes a long…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Ask Imaam8 Feb 2016
Are we allowed to bury more than just one body in a grave?
My question is about the refugees of Greece: A lot of people are found dead in the sea as a result of the boats sinking. Sometimes it takes a long…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Mufti Online6 Feb 2016Roman Urdu
Qabar me teen sawaalaat
Kya inteqaal ke baad jin logo ne qabr me puche jaane wale teeno sawalo ke jawab de diye wo jannati honge?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2016
Visiting the graveyard on a Friday
Is there any Saheeh Ahadeeth in which there is a specific virtue or it is more virtuous of visiting the Graveyard on a Friday (before or after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2016Roman Urdu
Khwaab me qabar khodna
Meri jinse shadi honewali he unhone raat me ek khwab dekha kal ki vo ek kabr khod rahe he or unk aaspas kaelog khade jinhe vo jante nahi or unko…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Women visiting the graveyard
My father passed away. I want to ask that may I go to his grave as I don't have a husband, brother or son. To sum up I have no man in my family so…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN17 Dec 2015
What to Recite in Graveyard?
Asalamualaikum dear Mufti Sahb, 1) Can you please advise what the best thing to read at the graveyard for the deceased is? 2) where should one be…
Ahmad Jafari - Ask Imaam15 Dec 2015
Can you please advise what the best thing to read at the graveyard for the deceased is?
Asalamualaikum dear Mufti Sahb, 1) Can you please advise what the best thing to read at the graveyard for the deceased is? 2) where should one be…
Ahmad Jafari - Mufti Online15 Dec 2015
Misguidance
I'm having problems with my marriage and I told all my problems to one Mufti who lives in Ajmer, India. I met him online. I have very serious…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam13 Dec 2015
is it halal to purchase graveyard before death?
is it halal to purchase graveyard before death?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online20 Oct 2015
Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave
Are the following Ahadith? (1) "Seek knowledge even though it be in China.” (2) “Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave.” (3) Also, is there a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2015
It is permissible to ask Nabi Sallallāhu Alaihi Wa Sallam directly at his grave?
i want to know that if its permissible to go the prophet s.a.w grave and ask him to do dua to allah on our behalf, what is the diffrence between…
Jibran Kadarkhan - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2015
Is it regarded as bid'ah if food is prepared after few days of the burial without restricting it to any given days?
BismiLlahir Rahmaanir Rahim assalamu 'alaikum I've read, al'hamdulillah, many of the fataawa issued in the Hanafi website like islamqa.org,…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Mufti Online12 Sep 2015
Making wasiyyat to be buried in a specific place
Can a muslim give instructions to his family on where he must be buried?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Sep 2015
Will Rasulullah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ intercede for me if I visit his grave?
Is there any hadith that if one visits the roza-e-pak of Rasuallah (saw) in Medina then Rasuallah (saw) will do shifat for him on Day of Judgement.
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Ask Imaam8 Sep 2015
Purchasing a grave before death
is it hala to purchase graveyard before death?
Maaz Chati - Mufti Online1 Sep 2015
Enjoying jannah or jahannum from the grave
1. I have some confusion about the day of judgement. There is a Hadith saying that if someone recite Ayatul kursi after each faraz namaz, the only…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Aug 2015
Women visiting the graveyard
1. Further to your advice that grave photography is undesirable, please advise in detail. 2. Are women forbidden to visit the graveyard? Under what…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Standing in front of the grave
When a person visits a grave, on which side should he stand?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 May 2015
Taking a photo of a grave with the intention of showing the close family
Am I allowed to take a picture of my father's grave on my phone to show my mother and sister? After showing it to them, I will delete the picture.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 May 2015
What to recite at the graveside
What should one recite at a deceased persons grave as a means of thawaab for them if one cannot recite surah yaseen?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 May 2015
Being buried next to one's family members
Is it compulsory that one has to be buried only next to one's own family members?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 May 2015
Dreaming of a grave
I saw a grave in my dream.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2015
Purchasing a grave in advance
Some people reserve a piece of land for their graves in their lives so that after their demise their graves could remain near their passed away…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam28 Apr 2015
What is the proper method of visiting graveyards and is it an act of virtue?
My question is in three parts 1) I would like to know the Sunnah method of visiting graveyards to offer Fatihah, what duas should be recited etc 2)…
Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online29 Mar 2015
Placing flowers on the grave
Is it permissible to place flowers on graves?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Mar 2015
Marking the grave
Should a grave be marked with a name plate for identification purposes or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Mar 2015
Raising the grave slightly above the ground
Is it best for the grave to be flat or slightly raised? If raised, then how high?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Mar 2015
Questions relating to graves
Please explain the following: 1. Is a grave sacred land? 2. Is it best for it to be flat with no heap of sand rising? 3. Should a grave be unmarked…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Feb 2015
Son in-law going into the grave to bury the mother in-law
Can a son in-law go in the grave to bury the mother in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2015
Can animals speak to the pious in the grave.
Someone asked if deers or other animals speak to the pious in the grave?
Bilal Mohammad - Mufti Online1 Jan 2015
Carrying out acts of charity and good deeds and conveying the reward to the deceased
Today we were discussing that if a human passes away, his/her file of acts are closed. And after death if any one arranges Quran Khwaani and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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