When offering condolences, we notice most of the people kiss the one being offered condolences [from the family of the deceased] or [even] embrace them…
Category: Funerals [جنائز]
The manner of washing the deceased
What is the correct manner narrated from Mustafaa ﷺ in washing the deceased?
Wearing black during mourning period
Is it permissible to wear black clothing when mourning the deceased, particularly if he (the deceased) is the husband?
Offering sincere words of religious advice at the graveside
Is there any evidence as to the legality of offering sincere words of religious advice at the graveside, since some of the people object to this?
The group supplication in the graveyard
What is the ruling regarding the [group] supplication for the deceased in the graveyard after the burial and the saying of aameen thereafter?
Completing and straightening the rows in the funeral prayer
What is the ruling of completing and straightening the rows for the funeral prayer?
Travelling for the purpose of the funeral prayer
What is the ruling regarding travelling for the purpose of the funeral prayer?
Placing a wreath on a grave
Is placing a wreath on the grave of the “unknown soldier” equal to aggrandising the dead “saints” and pious people to the point of worshiping them?
Placing two stones on the grave of men and one stone on the grave of women
What is your opinion regarding placing two stones on the grave of men and one stone on the grave of women – is this differentiation legislated?
Prohibition of writing anything on a gravestone
Is it permissible to write the name of the deceased or an aayah from the Qur.aan on a headstone by the grave?