Question:  What is the ruling regarding covering the janaazah with a cloth on which verses of the Qur’an are written? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. Respected Brother/Sister in Islam, There is no basis for this practice in Shari’ah and it is against the dignity and respect of the Qur’aan, one should completely refrain from it. And Allah … [Read more...]

Question: Making Du’a in creole in Janazah Salaah. Is it permissible? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. It is Sunnah, more rewardable and more worthy of being accepted when one makes Du’a (during Salah or out of it) accordingly to the narrated (Ma’thoor) Du’as from Nabi ﷺ. However, if one is not offering Salah, one may make supplication in any … [Read more...]

Question: Is there any day of the week which is specified to be a sunnah or mustahabb to visit the Qabrestaan? Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. Respected Brother/Sister in Islam The purpose of visiting graveyard is to remind oneself of the hereafter. See the following hadith كُنْتُ نَهَيْتُكُمْ عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ فَزُورُوهَا … [Read more...]

Question: Assalamualaikum Muftis I wanted to enquire about janaza in absentia. Is it fine to read? I live in a shafi dominated country but I am a Hanafi. JazakaAllah for your help. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. According to the Hanafi school of thought, it is not permissible to perform Salat al-Janazah in absentia. [1] However, if … [Read more...]

Question: A son died, and his wish is to be buried in his mothers grave. What is the Islamic ruling on such. Answer: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum Wa-Rahmatullāhi Wa-Barakātuh. In principle, it is makrūh (disliked) to bury multiple people in a single grave without a valid reason, whether at once or at different times. However, if there is a need, such as lack of space, then it … [Read more...]

Question Assalaamualaikum Question- Is there any evidence to prove that it is sunnah to pray Janaazah Salaah in the Qabrastan or is it a Custom because allot of people insist in praying in the Qabrastan? Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh. The performance of salat-al-janazah in the graveyard is evident in a Hadith: عن أبى هريرة أن امرأة … [Read more...]