QUESTION: A Ghusl was conducted where the false teeth of the Mayyit was not removed. The mouth was cleaned, but the jaw was too stiff to remove the teeth. Would it nullify the Ghusl? ANSWER: In principle, all unattached items and extra garments should be removed from...
QUESTION: If a Ghair-Mahram (male or female) of a deceased person (male or female) looks at the deceased, does the Mayyit get a sin or will the sin only be on the Ghair-Mahram looking at the deceased? ANSWER: The deceased will not be sinful for the actions of a living...
QUESTION: Is visiting the Mazaar of Badsha Peer permissible? ANSWER: The purpose of visiting a grave is to remind us of the hereafter. Hence, one may visit any graveyard with the proviso that it is free of innovations. If people are involved in any form of Bid’aat or...
QUESTION: School learners have an enquiry with regardsto the actual burial of Huzoor Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam passed away on a Monday and was buried on a Tuesday. Some narrations cite on Wednesday. Why was there a delay in the...
QUESTION: What is the proof of the Hanafis that performing Salaatul Janaazah upon a deceased in absentia is not permitted? ANSWER: According to the Hanafi school of thought, it is not allowed to perform the Janaazah Salaah if the body of the deceased is not present....
QUESTION: Please advise if serving Kheer to the bereaved is a Sunnah. There is a post quoting a Hadith wherein Hadrat Aisha Radiallahu Anha advises the women to eat Talbina as a means of comfort and reprieve. Would Kheer be considered as a substitute for Talbina in...
QUESTION: Can the Ihraam be adopted as one's Kafan? ANSWER: If a person makes a bequest that he wishes to be buried in his Ihraam, then such a bequest should not be adhered to as the Ihraam consists of 2 pieces of cloth, whilst the Sunnah Kafn is 3 pieces of clothing....
QUESTION: Can a person request to be buried next to someone, for example, their mother? ANSWER: It will be permissible to make a Wasiyyat to be buried next to one’s mother’s Qabr. [Fataawa Qaasmiyyah Pg.94/95 Vol.10] Hadrat Umar Radiallahu Anhu requested Hadrat...