Funeral Prayer and Burial
463 questions
What benefit does the deceased gain from a large number of people praying over them, and does their intercession include the forgiveness of sins such as abandoning prayer and wronging others?
Is it permissible to perform qunut in supererogatory prayers, whether in Qiyam al-Layl or the supererogatory prayers of the day?
Is it permissible for a Sunni Muslim to attend the funeral of an old friend who is a heretic?
Is it permissible to write a will that includes religious matters such as not wailing, not holding a condolence gathering, not wearing black, and women not following the funeral procession, and specifying who washes the deceased, even if the testator does not own any money? And who is the appropriate person to be seriously informed of this will?
My question is: Is a child's prayer answered?
Who is the female Companion whose father, husband, and grandfather all fought against the polytheists in the Battle of Badr? And who was the Companion who led the funeral prayer for Lady Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, when she passed away?
What is the wisdom and miraculousness in the obligation of the prayer for the deceased?
Is the funeral prayer (fard al-kifaya) given precedence over the Sunnah prayer, and must one interrupt the Sunnah prayer for it?
How can one pray over the deceased if the funerals of Muslims and non-Muslims are mixed during disasters, making them indistinguishable?
Is it permissible to pray in the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, given the presence of graves within it, and is it true that the Awaited Mahdi will lead Jesus (peace be upon him) and the Muslims in prayer there?
What is the ruling on selling frankincense, knowing that it is used in shrines?
What is the Maliki school's evidence for the invalidity of a woman leading other women in prayer, and what do they do if a funeral is present and all attendees are women?
What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Fatihah after finishing the funeral prayer or after burial?
Does sin befall me for burying the deceased without offering the funeral prayer over him, knowing their refusal to perform it, and my burying him alone despite my young age, and my declaring disavowal of their action?
If the worshiper is ignorant of the gender of the deceased in the funeral prayer, should he supplicate using the masculine form?
What is the ruling on someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) if they commit suicide?
How sound are the following stories mentioned in the book Al-Shifa bi Ta'rif Huquq al-Mustafa: the story of the man who cast his intention into a valley and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, called out to it; the story of Umm al-Ansari, the young woman whose prayer led Allah to return her son to her; the story of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas who spoke after his burial; and the story of Zayd ibn Kharijah who spoke after his death?
What is the ruling on saying, "May Allah not have mercy on him," and supplicating against the deceased at the funeral, knowing that this was said immediately upon hearing the news of death directly after the Maghrib Adhan?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to be buried in a Christian-majority country if the cost of shipping the body is high? And is the living more deserving than the dead? And what should be said upon seeing a Christian funeral, and is it permissible to participate in it?
Are the children allowed to attend their mother's funeral prayer in the church, visit her grave, and pray for mercy for her? Are they rightfully entitled to inherit from her, and how should the inheritance be divided? Is it permissible to carry out her will to divide her gold among the daughters, excluding the sons?
What is the ruling on folding the edge of the prayer rug during prayer to keep track of the number of rak'ahs?
Is a drunken person prayed over upon his death?
Is sitting near graves awaiting the funeral or the burial of the deceased the same in reward as walking with it from the mosque?
What is the ruling on a mother preventing her adult daughter from wearing the hijab, justifying it by university education in Tunisia, and explicitly expressing her hatred for those who pray and for women who wear the hijab, describing herself as a "Jew with a hat"? And is it permissible to pray for her and supplicate for her if she dies in this state?