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.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Death & the Dying fatawa — page 6 of 15
- Mufti Online30 Nov 2017
Looking at the satr of the deceased
Can a son see the satr of his deceased father? The reason is that there was soo much mess because of Diarrhoea, the person had to look and wipe…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Nov 2017
Wife giving ghusal to her deceased husband
My question is that, if nikah has terminated with the death of the husband then why can she still bath her deceased husband?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Nov 2017
Writing poems in praise of a person who passed away
Is it permissible to write a poem for a person who dies? A scholar died recently and poems are published to remember and grieve for the loss. Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Nov 2017
Cremating a miscarried foetus
Foreign countries offer cremation and sacking of the misscarried fetus. My aunt was 5 weeks pregnant and miscarried and not well at that time chose…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Idris (alaihis salaam) ki wafaat
Hazrat Idris (alaihis salaam) ki kya wafaat hui thi? Agar nahi to inka duniya se jane ka waqia bayan kare..
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Oct 2017
Outstanding fines of the deceased
If one does not pay traffic fines and passes on, does it fall under a debt on the deceased?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Masturbation chorne ke liye ilaaj
Mine har kasam khale har koshish krle par ye ponography aur masterbation nahe chutte mujhse... Allah ke kasam tak torde h maine.. ma bht pareshan hu…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2017
Kissing the mayyit
1. What are the differences, if any, between the ghusl of mayyit of the Hanafis and Shafee'is? 2. Is it allowed to touch or kiss the mayyit mahram…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2017
Explanation of a Hadith
I've came across this Hadith: Aisha (radhiyallahu anha) reported: A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam)…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Oct 2017
What happens to the souls after death?
What happens to a person's soul when he dies? Also, when we say ,"We return to Allah," what does that mean?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Oct 2017
Do the deceased know who conveys esaal-e-thawaab?
When we read esale sawaab and send to the deceased, do the deceased know who its come from? Who read and sent for them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Kis ki qurbaani pehle kare, zinda logo ki ya marhoomo ki?
Mera sawal ye hai ki agar ham maali halat se thode pareshan ho toh hume pehle jo log zinda aur jinpe qurbani farz hai unke naam ki qurbani karni…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2017
Contributing money for transporting foreigners deceased bodies to their home countries
Foreigners in South Africa usually transport their dead by plane to their homeland for burial. This practice exists among Pakistanis, Indians and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Sep 2017
Taking pictures of the deceased and sharing it with family who cannot attend
What does Islam say about taking pictures of someone who has passed away. For example, if someone has passed away in another country and the family…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Sep 2017
Asking one's needs from the dead
People of barelevi maslak who ask their needs to the graves of dead people, are they Muslim? Is this not quit similar to hindu faith or faith of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Aug 2017
Relationship with in-laws after the demise of one's husband
When a husband passes away a) does the husbands father (father inlaw) remain a mahram for the wife? b) does the wife still have to go and visit her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Aug 2017Roman Urdu
Dreaming of deceased relatives
What does it mean if you see your dead loved ones again and again in dreams?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Jul 2017
Paying zakaat on behalf of one's deceased father
1. I want to ask about the obligatory charity (zakat). There are some things which I want to know about rules of zakat. First of all I want to know…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2017Roman Urdu
Maut ke ba'd kya murde ku pata hota he ke woh kis jagha he?
Molana sahab kya insaan jab mar jata he, usko Qabar me dafan kya jata hy to kya murde ko pata hota hy ke woh kis jagha hy or jo jo cheez dunya ki…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jul 2017
Posting pictures of the deceased on social media
With the escalation in the use of social media, we find that people often put up status messages or post pictures with a message addressing a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jul 2017Roman Urdu
Khwaab ki ta'beer
Main ne aaj raat ek ajeeb khowab dakha. Dakhti hun k main or meri walidha (jo kinda hain bafazal e Ta'alla) ek janaza pe mojood hain logon ka hajoom…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jul 2017
Will a Muslim murderer be given ghusal?
1. If in todays time, a Muslim man/woman murders someone intentionally, thereafter qisaas is not taken. When this murderer later dies in their life…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jul 2017
Expressing one's love for deceased relatives on social media
With the escalation in the use of social media we find that people often put up status messages or post pictures with a message addressing a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jul 2017
Wife giving ghusal to her deceased husband and burying him
1. Can a spouse give ghusal to the deceased spouse be it male or female? 2. Can a spouse assist in burial like entering the grave etc.? 3. What is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 May 2017Roman Urdu
Khwaab ki ta'beer
Maine meri marhoom walida ko naye kapdon me dekha. iski taabeer batayein.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 May 2017Roman Urdu
Bimaar aadmi ye kehna ke maut chali ghai
Jb koi bemar ho aur maut k mutaliq ye khy k maut mujh se dooor chali ghai hai. Meri baari nhi aa rhi. Meri baari dooor chali gai hai. Ye sb kehna…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Apr 2017Roman Urdu
Shohar biwi ko ghusal dai sakta hai?
Kia shohar biwi ko ghusal dai sakta hai marnai kai baad?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Apr 2017
Reciting Qur'an and conveying the reward to the deceased
Is it permissible to send reward of Qur'an khatam to the deceased? Is it permissible to read Suratul Faatiha and four quls for the deceased?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Apr 2017
Wife giving ghusal to her deceased husband while in the state of haidh
When a woman is in her haidh, she is not supposed to go near a deceased person. However, what if someone's husband passed away and he passed away at…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Mar 2017
Thinking about death
While I am sleeping, sometimes I feel like I am in my grave and wake up suddenly. Once I dreamt I am falling into a grave. Please advise.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Mar 2017
Bequest for a property to be given to someone after one's death
"A" nominated the name of "BC" in immovable property during his life time at the society records, stating that after his death "BC" will be the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Mar 2017Roman Urdu
Maut ka waqt muta'ayyan he
Kya death ka wkt mukerrer hai ya ilaaj ya medicine dainai mai patient ko kisi sai ghaflat ho jayai tu kya death wkt sai pehlai b ho skti hai?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Mar 2017
Is the soul aware of what is happening after death?
My father died 2 days ago, he was not really a pious man. He died because the required doctor didn't reach on time to treat him. My father is in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Mar 2017Roman Urdu
Khwaab ki ta'beer
Khaab mai khud ko marty howai dekhna.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Mar 2017
Conveying the reward of good deeds to the deceased
My mother passed away 6 months ago and a fraction of my siblings make it a ritual to visit her grave every Sunday. They have been doing so…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Mar 2017
Bathing the mayyit with hot water
I read in an online fatwa that "In Faatawa Shaamiyah, it is stated that when bathing the mayyit, water should not be too hot as the mayyit also…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Feb 2017
Dreaming of giving ghusal to a deceased person
My father saw himself giving ghusl to a dead person in his dream what does it interpret?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Feb 2017
Unpaid zakaat of the deceased and fidyah for the missed Salaahs and Fasts
I am required to pay the religious liabilities and obligations of my deceased father . I am unsure about the various categories of the obligations…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Feb 2017
Fantasizing about a married man
I am 36 yrs old married with 2 kids and suddenly started thinking about other man who is also married. I am praying to Allah day and night that I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Feb 2017
Performing qurbaani for a deceased person
Is it permissible to do qurbani for your late brother if qurbani was not performed for him while living?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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