QUESTION: What is the specified time period to mourn over the deceased? ANSWER: Mourning is allowed for three days for anyone besides a widow who loses her husband. It is not permissible to mourn for more than three days. This includes mourning the loss of parents,...
Q1. What is recommended manner of following the Janaazah procession? A1. The Mustahab method of carrying the deceased is as follows: a. One should first lift the front, left leg of the bier, place it on his right shoulder, and walk for at least ten steps. b....
QUESTION: When a Mayyit is brought back to the house after Ghusl, how should the Mayyit be placed on the ground? Should the head or feet face the Qiblah? ANSWER: After giving Ghusl to the deceased, the Janaazah Salaah should not be unnecessarily delayed. According...
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....