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Death & the Dying
568 fatawa from 11 South African Darul Iftas on Death & the Dying, part of Death & Janazah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Death & the Dying fatawa — page 10 of 15
- Mufti Online28 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Har waqt aakhirat ki fikar saamne rakhna
Maine khwaab me dekha ke ek video chal rahi he jisme mere gunah ginaye ja rahe he jaise akhirat me hoga. Mai ye khwaab dekh kar bhot pareshan hu.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Dec 2015
Is there any Shari injunction that shows the rooh of the deceased returns to its abode /dwelling?
Please can mufti advise what happens in the case if a woman is currently residing in a flat, alone with her husband and the husband takes ill and…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online16 Dec 2015
Preparing for death
I saw a strange dream. I can't remember everything. I died then woke up in Jannah or another planet. I saw I was in a car, fire or explosion or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 - Ask Imaam13 Dec 2015
is it halal to purchase graveyard before death?
is it halal to purchase graveyard before death?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online12 Dec 2015
Sending sawaab to the deceased
A month after my mother in law's death, I dreamt that there was a cyclonic wind outside and I was inside my house striving to close the wooden…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Dec 2015
Making preparations for the hereafter
Please advise an interpretation of a dream in which I looked upon a full bright moon in a dark sky, the sun passed on the moon and both crumbled to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Aakhirat ku yaad karna
Maine khwaab main dekha he ke main kisi ki shadi main gaya hu aur dulhe ke sath hu aur samne se janaza ja raha h kisi ka, tab se main bahot pareshan…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Nov 2015
Making preparations for the hereafter
Dream 1 - I had a dream that my mother in law was in Sakaraat. A family member called to say we should come immediately. I actually saw her in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Nov 2015
Gathering to recite Qur'an and convey the reward to the deceased
Can Mufti Saheb please advise if it is permissible to gather in the Madrasah next to the mosque to read Surah Yaseen for a foreign national who's…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Nov 2015Roman Urdu
Maut ke lia tayyari karna
Mujhe khwaab ki tabeer batae. Mene khwab me mera cousin mar chuka hai or wo waqai me foat ho chuka hai. To khwaab me mene dekha hai uski biwi uski…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Nov 2015Roman Urdu
Qabar me leat jana khwaab me
Is khawab ki tabeer bata dijiay? Meri behan ne khwaab daikha ke wo aur mai qabrastan ja rahein hain aur qabron ke mu khulay huaein hain, achanak se…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Nov 2015
Seeing one's deceased father in a dream
Two days ago I saw a dream in which I had seen that many spirits (murda) are running here and there between me and my father but the thing is I had…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2015
Dreaming of one's deceased father
My father passed away two years ago. I always dream of him. Recently I've been dreaming of him coming to visit me but in my dreams. I know that he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Nov 2015
Dreaming of one's deceased father
My father has passed away on 18 Sep 2015. After few days after the death of my father, he had came into my dreams and he said to me how long I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2015
Conveying the reward of good deeds to the deceased
If a person recites some portion of the Qur’aan and thereafter conveys the reward of the recitation to a deceased, will the reward reach the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Nov 2015
Thinking of death
Everything was going smoothly, but since a month I am in a lot of troubles. These troubles are mainly psychological. I am unable to concentrate on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam7 Nov 2015
Giving deceased ghusl in bathtub
can we bathe a muslim dead body in the toilet before burial.that toilet includes place for taking bathe and also Western Commode in that same room…
Abdullah Ghadai - Mufti Online4 Nov 2015
Death Penalty
What is Islaam's view on the Capital Punishment/Death Penalty?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2015
Giving the deceased ghusal in a bathroom which has a toilet
Can we bath a muslim dead body in the toilet before burial. That toilet includes place for taking a bath and also western commode in that same room…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Oct 2015
Does the person who is pelted to death receive the status of a Shaheed
According to sharia law, some crimes are punishable by death e.g stone to death. Then, when the person dies, does he go directly to heaven because…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Oct 2015
Reciting a portion of the Qur'an and conveying the reward to the deceased
As a Hanafi, I read in the riyaadus saaliheen that eesale thawaab is only permissible with water and reciting the Qur'an does not benefit the living…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Oct 2015
Khatams and partaking of meals at the home of the deceased
Could you please explain the permissibility/impermissibility of khatams after death. E.g if one goes to the house of someone who passed away, there…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Oct 2015
Making sadaqa-e-jaariyah for a non-Muslim deceased
Is it permissible to make a sadaqa-e-jaariyah on behalf of a non-Muslim deceased?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2015
The story of a Sahaabi who could not recite the kalimah at the time of death
I would like to ask Mufti Saheb regarding this story. What is the status of this story? Can we use it for targheeb and tarheeb? There is a story…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2015
Conveying reward to the deceased
Is it necessary that every time before I convey the reward to my deceased father, I first have to convey it to all the prophets, companions,…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Sep 2015
Gathering on the fortieth day after the demise of a deceased
Is it correct to gather on the fortieth day after the demise of a deceased in order to recite the Quraan Majeed, etc. and convey the reward to him?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 Sep 2015
Purchasing a grave before death
is it hala to purchase graveyard before death?
Maaz Chati - Mufti Online2 Sep 2015
Reciting the kalimah before death
What should be the last words we say before death? Should it be: 1. La ilaha illallah - or 2. La ilaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam27 Aug 2015
Is it permissible for one to donate their organs if they have been given a death sentence?
If one is to be given a death sentence by court, then can he give a consent for donation of his/her organs before or after death?
Bilal Issak - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
Reciting إنّا لله وإنّا إليه راجعون upon hearing the death of a non-Muslim
Is it permissible to recite إنّا لله وإنّا إليه راجعون when learning of the demise of a non-muslim?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2015
Will malakul mauth be resurrected after death
After the day of Qiyaamah, when every thing will be destroyed, including the angel of death (malakul mauth), then after that Allah will again create…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jun 2015
Can the angel of death make a mistake
Someone asked me a question regarding the angel of death can malikul maut make a mistake by taking someone's life and bring it back after a short…
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 Online3 May 2015
Compensating for shortcomings owed to the deceased
Please advise ways to compensate for the short comings regarding Huquqal Ibaad in case of those who have passed away and their forgiveness cannot be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Conveying the reward of nafil Salaah to the deceased
Can nawaafil Salaah be read for a deceased?
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 Online24 Feb 2015
Conveying sawaab to the deceased
I have bought a jah-e-namaz (musala) and want that the sawaab from it can be given to my grand mother, means that he sawaab from it gets included in…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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