Funeral Prayer and Burial
463 questions
What is the ruling on praying over a deceased person and burying them after the discovery of a body swap? And will the deceased be questioned in the grave before the actual burial?
What should be done if, two weeks after a person's death, it is discovered that their burial was incorrect, as they were placed on their left side facing away from the Qibla? Is it permissible to conceal this matter?
Is it true that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed over a deceased person and pronounced more than four takbirs in the funeral prayer?
Is the funeral prayer performed over a deceased young child? And is supplication made for him for mercy, forgiveness, and steadfastness during questioning? And did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, pray over his son Ibrahim?
Who is the female Companion whose father died and she did not attend his death out of obedience to her husband, the mujahid?
Is the scarcity of marriage proposals due to a sin or wrath from Allah, or does Allah save the best for later, and how can one achieve patience and trust in Allah?
Is Najashi considered a Companion (Sahabi) or a Successor (Tabi'i)?
What is the limit for expediting a funeral procession according to the Prophetic Sunnah, such that it does not cause hardship to those accompanying it?
Is it permissible for the Imam to lead the funeral prayer twice for the same deceased, and what should be done if it is not permissible?
What is the ruling on taking funeral expenses from the deceased husband's workplace and returning them to his sisters after they paid them, especially since he has five children, three of whom are minors? And is it considered a debt upon the deceased if not returned?
Is it permissible to perform the absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib) for the Pope?
Is the funeral prayer in which the Imam hastened considered valid? Is it permissible to repeat the funeral prayer for the deceased after burial, over the grave? What are the consequences for someone who does that if their action is not valid?
Does a person who prays over a deceased Muslim receive the reward of one qirāṭ for each funeral prayer they perform, or is it sufficient for them to pray over more than one deceased person to obtain the reward of that number of qirāṭs? And does the reward differ if the deceased is a child, a woman, or a man?
Was the story of the Prophet teaching his son Ibrahim at the time of his death, along with the accompanying conversation with Umar ibn al-Khattab and the revelation of a Quranic verse, mentioned in the form stated in the question?
How is the funeral prayer performed according to the four schools of thought, especially for the Malikis, and is it valid by reciting Al-Fatiha in the first takbir or by supplication only?
What should a non-Arab girl who has recently embraced Islam do if a young man of good character and religious commitment proposes to her, and she has sought Allah's guidance (istikhara) but her heart is not at ease, bearing in mind the Hadith: "If someone whose religion and trustworthiness you approve of comes to you, then marry him"?
Is it permissible to pray over a fetus that was miscarried at nineteen weeks and three days and then bury it, taking into account that the country's law (France) does not allow this until twenty-two weeks or a weight of five hundred grams? And is what the father did—praying over it alone and then leaving it to be cremated—permissible?
How did Aisha die, and where was she buried?
Is carrying the deceased during the funeral procession more rewarding than merely walking in it?
What is the ruling of Sharia on the phrase "May God enlighten you" (Allah yinawwir 'alayk)?
Is it permissible to perform the absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib) for the earthquake victims in Algeria who perished under the rubble, and perhaps no one has prayed over them yet?
What is the practical application of the greeting of peace at the conclusion of the funeral prayer, and what is the legal ruling on lowering the right hand when greeting to the right and the left hand when greeting to the left?
What should the Imam do if he has made the first and second Takbirs in the funeral prayer, and then a second funeral is brought to him: Should he complete the prayer for the first one, or combine the two?
Is it obligatory to return the salutation of the deceased, and is the obligation to return it waived upon his death, and is salutation a right of the servants, or a right of Allah, or a right of both?