Death & Janazah · Subtopic
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 13 of 15
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2012
Keeping a photo of a person who has passed away have any effect on the deceased
By keeping a photo of a person who has passed away have any effect on the deceased, like any punishment on the deceased etc?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jun 2012
Burying an Amputated Limb
Must an amputated limb be washed and buried or only buried?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam30 May 2012
Please inform me at what point after the mayet (deceased) is buried, is it required to read and inform the family about the wishes of the dead?
Please inform me at what point after the mayet (deceased) is buried, is it required to read and inform the family about the wishes of the dead?
Mawlana Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online5 Mar 2012
Husband Burying his Wife
Is it permissible for the husband to bury his wife?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Feb 2012
A Separate Graveyard for Muslims
A Christian official wants to know: "Why do muslims want a seperate graveyard? Why can't they be buried with the rest of the people?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam3 Jan 2012
Is it permissible to display the face of the deceased for public viewing?
Is it permissible to display the face of the deceased for public viewing?
Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam26 Oct 2011
Talqeen and azan to the deceased?
1. After burial of the deceased some people give Azan on the grave, they say “It comforts the dead in the horrid loneliness of the grave”, is the…
Mawlana Ali bin Cassim - Ask Imaam8 Nov 2010
I have several questions about customs at the time of birth and death.
I have several questions about customs at the time of birth and death. 1) Giving adhaan at grave after burial is permissible or not? 2) Reading…
Ml. Sohail Bengali - Ask Imaam2 May 2010
What do our Fuqaha mention about tomb stones and is it permissible for us as custodians of the graveyard to put a plate on each grave stating the name of the deceased, the date of his birth and demise?
What do our Fuqaha mention about tomb stones and is it permissible for us as custodians of the graveyard to put a plate on each grave stating the…
- Ask Imaam7 Dec 2009
Can we recite Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon upon hearing the death of a Non Muslim?
if we heard that some nonmuslim die can we say innalilahhwainarajehon
Ml. Mohammed Moola - Jamiat KZN16 Nov 2009
Death by speeding, Suicide or not?
Asalaamualaikum What i want to know is if im driving my car at 160km/h which is over the regulated speed limit and I die. Is that suicide and what…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2009
1. What is the ruling on Penalty of Death. ... 2. How to determine the religion of a deadbody.
What is the ruling on Penalty of Death. q1. saza-e-moaut kay hukum pay jo mujrim ko phasi di jati hai us ka waqt fajar say lay kar surraj tulu honay…
Ml. Asif Umar - Ask Imaam22 May 2009
I read your Fatwa # 17927 from South Africa dated 14th may 09 regarding recitation of quranic verses over the deceased in the graveyard like surah fatiha , yaseen , ikhlas etc
Fatwa # 17927 from South Africa as salam alai kum , I read your Fatwa # 17927 from South Africa dated 14th may 09 regarding recitation of quranic…
Ml. Zakariyya bin Ahmed - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2009
Can she touch her deceased husband and can they go for counselling?
My niece's husband passed away recently. It was so sudden, we are all in great shock. We just don't know how to console her. Is there any book or…
Ml. Luqman Hansrot - Ask Imaam26 Sep 2007
Is it necessary for a woman to go to live at her family's home for a short period after her iddat for the death of her husband?
Is it necessary for a woman to go to live at her family's home for a short period after her iddat for the death of her husband?
- Ask Imaam10 Aug 2007
Is it permissible to give charity or dig a well with the intention of reward for all those that one has wronged whether alive or deceased?
Is it permissible to give charity or dig a well with the intention of reward for all those that one has wronged whether alive or deceased?
Ml. M. Jawed Iqbal - Ask Imaam2 Aug 2007
Is it allowed to pray for a Non Muslim who passed away? Can i do Hajj on behalf of my deceased father?
My dad before he passed away he was very sick and he isn't pray so after he will passed i will make dua for him but some of them they told me its…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam19 Jul 2007
Is there any Kaffarah for a deceased?
I want to know whether there is any kaffarah for missing salat by a deceased person owing to his/her sickness till his/her death. If there is any…
- Ask Imaam20 Mar 2007
What can we do to help the deceased?
I am urgently in need of any articles regarding Esaalu Thwaab and the Virtues of Quran Recitation at graves. I was directed to your website and was…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 May 2006
Why during a Jehaad do Muslims decapitate the enemy? Why is the death sentence so severe? Hanging or shooting might be a bit more “humane”
Please can you help answer the questions below to a white non-Muslim? Why during a Jehaad do Muslims decapitate the enemy? Why is the death sentence…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 May 2006
Is it true that you get a premonition of your death 40 days before you pass away?
Is it true that you get a premonition of your death 40 days before you pass away? I have heard this from several people but have not found any…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 May 2006
If death by drowning or by burning in fire causes shahadat, then why has Rasulullah (SAW) sought refuge from such a death in his duas?
1) If death by drowning or by burning in fire causes shahadat, then why has Rasulullah (SAW) sought refuge from such a death in his duas? 2)What are…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam21 Apr 2006
Having a gathering called 'matum', it is when someone passes away and people would visit and read the quran, it is done for 4 days in the deceased house.
Having a gathering called 'matum', it is when someone passes away and people would visit and read the quran, it is done for 4 days in the deceased…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Apr 2006
What does the hadith, "Black seed oil has a cure for every disease except death" mean?
I have known this hadith for a long time. I want to know if in this oil there really is a cure for every disease or was it a way of saying that "its…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam5 Apr 2006
im a doctor and i want to ask about if i make a mistake that leads to the death of a patient .. is it considered as killing by mistake ? ... or just a professional mistake
what i want to ask that if i caused the death of a patient - by mistake - do i need to pay fedia anf fast for tow consequent months ? .. or it is…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Mar 2006
Please mention the Quranic Ayaat and Ahadees about the punishment of apostasy. Some people said that punishment of apostasy is not death.
i want to ask question about a burning issue these days, about aspotasy in Islam. Please mention the Quranic Ayaat and Ahadees about the punishment…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Mar 2006
Is is permissable to touch the face, hand, etc. of a deceased person after ghusal has been given?
Is is permissable to touch the face, hand, etc. of a deceased person after ghusal has been given?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2005
Why do the eyes of the deceased open after death?
I was asked recently why the eyes of a marhum (deceased), opens after death or during ghusal. Could you please assist me in this matter? I would…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam4 Aug 2005
one of the sign of qiyamat (End of times) will be the death of a king whose name means an animal; knowing that 'fahd' means leopard
You certainly know King Fahd passed away today, Innanillahi wa Innanillahi rajioun. I read somewhere that one of the sign of qiyamat (End of times)…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam2 Aug 2005
Are we allowed to recite "Faatiha" at a funeral or for a deceased person?
Are we allowed to recite "Faatiha" at a funeral or for a deceased person? Jazaakallah
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam29 Sep 2004
I’ve heard that the Soul (Ruh) of a person visits their house for 40 days? Is there any significance of the 3rd day (‘Ziyarat’) or 40 days (‘Chehlum’) after a person’s death?
Are we required to visit their grave on these days?
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam22 Aug 2004
Once a man has passed away, is it permissible for his wife to view his face, or vice versa, as I was under the impression that marriage ended with divorce or death?
It is permissible for the wife to touch her deceased husband, give him Ghusl, look at him, etc. while he may only look at her. He may not touch her…
Ml. Husain Kadodia - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2004
Giving fidiyah for the prayers missed for a deceased parent. 1) Is this allowed?
Mufti Saab, Assalamu-alikum, My dear father passed away a couple of months back and alhamdulillah he was a very religious and pious man and was also…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam30 Jul 2004
Coping with Death...My sister passed away in a terrible car accident. What happens to Muslims who die in such accidents? How do we cope with such a sudden loss?
My sister passed away in a terrible car accident. What happens to Muslims who die in such accidents? How do we cope with such a sudden loss? What…
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 Imaam12 Mar 2004
Is there a narration, which documents that Rasulullah s.a.w.s. ever performed an Ibadat like reciting Qur’an, and asking Allah s.w.t. to forward the reward to any of his deceased relatives?
He could have done this for his wife Khadija r.a. or his uncle, etc., but the only thing he ever did for his deceased relative is made Du?aa for the…
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar - Ask Imaam20 Dec 2003
1.In Islam, if a person is pious he does not feel any pain or agony at the time of death so howcome a great prophet like Musa Alaihissalam went through so much pain?
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu, In Fazail Sadaqat ( Part 2 page 580 of the English translation) in the last paragraph it says When Musa…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam11 Dec 2003
Is it true that Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) ordered the deaths of 'innocent people' from Bani Qurayzah?
Is it true that Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) ordered the deaths of 'innocent people' from Bani Qurayzah? Could you plz narrate the incident…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Ask Imaam3 Dec 2003
I am so scared of death and the punishment to come in the hereafter. What should I do? Regarding covering of body and face.
At times I get really terrified of dying, the hereafter and judgement day. I feel as if I am going to go mad every time I think of it. I cry alot as…
Mufti Bilaal Cassim - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2003
what is the daleel for indirect dua to Allah through a dead person or through nabi after his death
what is the daleel for indirect dua to Allah through a dead person or through nabi after his death.
Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon Abassommar
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