Forbidden times to bury the deceased

Reference: Fataawa li Ahlil-Mayyit q18 p22
Fataawa Islaamiyyah v2 p28

Question: Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer over the deceased during the forbidden times?

Response: It is permissible to perform the funeral prayer over the deceased during the long forbidden times, such as after Salaat al-‘Asr and after Salaat al-Fajr.

However, it is not permissible during the short forbidden times, such as:

  1. whilst the sun is setting, until it sets, and
  2. whilst it is rising until it reaches the length of a spear, and [also]
  3. while the sun is directly above [causing no shadow], until this passes.

So it is not permissible to bury the deceased during these times.


Translation originally published on 19 December, 2000.

Graduate of the Islaamic University of Madeenah, having completed the Arabic Language programme at the Institute of Arabic Language before progressing to the Faculty of Sharee'ah, from which he graduated in 2004.

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