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: 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...]

Every soul shall taste of death. (Surah Aale Imraan, Aayah 185) Death is an inevitable event which no man can escape. It is accepted by both the believer and disbeliever. As far as a disbeliever is concerned he views death as a terminating factor which brings an abrupt end to his existence. As for a believer, he does not consider maut to be the end of life. Instead, he considers it to be the beginning of the second phase of the journey towards … [Read more...]

Question I JUST WANTED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING. IF A PERSON IS IN SAKHRAT IS IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM/HER TO COME OUT OF IT. Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah   In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh. Sakaraat refers to the period just before death when the person loses his senses. Allah mentions that when death approaches it cannot be advanced nor delayed by a … [Read more...]

Ref no: 0282# Date: Sunday, July 4, 2011 Category Funeral Title   Can a widow on the day of the funeral sit in the same room as the mayet Question   Assalaamualaikum Mufti saheb.1) can a widow on the day of the funeral sit in the same room as the mayet n is it permisable for her to touch the husbands body .2)are the nephews namahrum to her ie husbands sisters sons.shukran Answer Muhtaram / … [Read more...]