Funeral Prayer and Burial
463 questions
Is it necessary to pray over the deceased's remains again when they are transferred to a new grave?
Is it permissible to offer the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) over the grave of the deceased?
Will the father be absolved of sin by spending the 500 EGP he took from his deceased aunt's purse—given that he is not one of her heirs—on repairing the tomb, and if not, what should he do?
Is it legislated to perform the 'aqiqah and prayer for a miscarried fetus that died in the ninth month, was washed and circumcised before burial, and for whom no 'aqiqah was performed nor prayer offered?
Is what the tribe does, collecting 10 dinars from each head of household to support the deceased's family with 1000 dinars to cover the funeral expenses, considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the origin of the saying, "Honoring the dead is burying them," in the religion, and what are the times when burying the dead is disliked (makrooh)?
Which is better for one who intended to sit for Ishraq, and a funeral procession arrived: should he follow the funeral or remain for Ishraq? And is it possible to combine the two virtues by going out with the funeral and then returning for the remaining time of Ishraq to perform the Ishraq prayer?
If there is little time left for the prayer and I am in a cemetery, should I pray there? And how do I reconcile the prohibition of praying in a cemetery with the prayer of the Prophet and his companions over the female servant who died at night? And when I face the Qiblah, the graves will be in front of me.
Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer in absentia for the deceased before the prayer is offered for him in his country, and is it a condition for it to have a ghusl and shrouding? What is the ruling on that if the prayer is offered collectively for him on Friday before his burial in his country? And what is the view of the Shafi'i and Hanafi schools of thought on this issue?
Is it permissible to perform the absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib) for a man who has passed away and had the funeral prayer performed over him at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), in the mosque that he built and oversaw, and what is the evidence for that?
Is it permissible to cremate human bodies in exceptional circumstances for fear of the spread of epidemics, especially in cases of wars and natural disasters, and the impossibility of normal legitimate burial?
What are the implications for the Imam, the congregants, and the deceased if the Imam erred in the funeral prayer by saying the Tasleem after each Takbir, and the congregants were unaware of the rulings of this prayer?
Is prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) prescribed for the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah)?
What is the ruling on drinking herbs to abort a dead fetus that is two and a half months old? Does this entail sin? Is it obligatory to name and bury the fetus?
What was the reason for Aisha, may God be pleased with her, requesting to be buried at night?
أريد حديثًا عن شخصية أبي ذر الغفاري.
Is everything reported by al-Tabari regarding the death of Fatimah al-Zahra and her will to her husband Ali ibn Abi Talib correct?
Is it the Sunnah when burying the deceased to leave the face uncovered or to cover it?
What is the ruling on a father rejecting a suitor for his daughter without getting to know him, under the pretext of her young age, while the girl desires and agrees to the marriage?
Is it permissible to precede the Imam in the funeral prayer?
Is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer aloud, and what is the evidence for that?
What is the ruling on working to develop software for a funeral arrangement company that undertakes washing and burial or cremation, and other services?
What is the ruling on the funeral prayer for less than half of a corpse?
What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Fatiha after completing the funeral prayer and before carrying the deceased to the grave?