Funeral Prayer and Burial
463 questions
Is it permissible to uncover the face of the deceased inside the grave? And what is the evidence for uncovering the shroud of the deceased for a man during the funeral procession?
Is it permissible to delay the burial of the deceased until his relatives arrive from other cities, based on their request?
Is it permissible to collect the bones of the deceased from earlier times in an "ossuary" due to the lack of burial space?
Is it from the Sunnah, when performing the funeral prayer, to multiply the rows, or should the worshippers remain in a single row if their number exceeds one hundred?
Is the reward for the funeral prayer over a child the same as the reward for the funeral prayer over an adult?
Is it permissible to pray over the deceased without being certain of their Islam, especially if the mosque prays over everyone who uttered the Two Testimonies, even if they never prayed at all?
What is the ruling on saying aloud "There is no god but Allah, Allah's Countenance is Ever-Abiding" when following a funeral procession, and saying "Ya Rahman, Ya Rahman" (O Most Merciful, O Most Merciful) during burial? And what is the Sunnah in this regard?