Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion (Q-99) What do the Scholars of the Religion and the Muftīs of the Sharīʿah (Islamic Law) state in relation to the following matter; Is it permissible to perform two ghusl (bathing) and two Janāzahs (funeral prayers)? In England, when a Muslim passes away, he is bathed and Janāzah (funeral prayer) is performed. Then the ..
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Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-83) Due to financial difficulties when we arrived here in England from the subcontinent, our community elders set up a death committee. The purpose of this death committee is to arrange for the funeral and burial arrangements. There are terms and conditions of the committee which are attached to this question. These terms and ..
Reading Time: < 1 minuteQuestion (Q-46)If the burial of a corpse is delayed, must it be washed again? Answer:If there is a delay in burying a corpse then it is not necessary to wash it again. To wash it once is Wājib Al Kifāyah (a collective obligation). It is stated in Al Fatāwā Al Hindiyyah, Volume 1, Page 173, ..
Reading Time: 2 minutesQuestion (Q-45)A person mentioned that he wished for a certain personality to lead his Funeral Prayer (Salāt ul Janāzah). Is this wish to be taken into consideration according to the Sharī’ah? If the local Imām leads the Funeral Prayer (Salāt ul Janāzah), does the closest relative (Walī) have the right to perform the Janāzah a ..
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion (Q-14): I know that the Sunnah method of shrouding a deceased female includes five pieces of cloth. However, I wish to know in which sequence these pieces of cloth should be placed i.e. which one will remain at the top and which one will be at the bottom? Answer: Answer with the assistance of ..