Funerals

In Kashmir there is a tradition that when any person dies, food is served on the fourth day for neighbors and relatives and money is offered for Quran to be recited for the deceased. Are these acts permissible?

What is the ruling for prompting the dead?

Can the dead hear us though God said in one place that dead people don't hear us?

Are only mahrams allowed to carry a female when burying her?

Is it lawful or unlawful to plant trees by gravesides?

Is it permissible for a person who has not made ablution to enter the room in which a deceased lies during the process of washing?

Is it permissible to bury males and females together in a single grave? What if the deceased left instructs barring a certain person from attending his funeral, is executing his directive obligatory?

What is the ruling for burying a Muslim in a coffin in compliance with state rules?

Does clipping nails nullify ablution?

What is the appropriate manner of burial according to Islamic law?

Is it permissible to raise voices while following the funeral procession?

Is it permissible to build a grave beneath a walkway?

Can we build multi-level graves to bury our dead due to limited space?

What are the obligatory measures concerning the deceased?

Burying a five month-old miscarried fetus without holding the funeral prayer

Do deceased parents know that their children are praying for them?

Consoling next of kin and reciting Qur`an over a dead body

The manner of shrouding men and women

If a person realizes he is dying, what should he do at the moment of his death?

What is the reason for washing the dead before burying them?

Does the deceased hear the salutations of the living?

A husband washing his deceased wife, is it permissible?

Holding a big banquet on behalf of a deceased from a joint fund

Burials in Australia involve putting the deceased in a casket and placing it in a 6 or 7 m deep pit. Subsequent interments are made atop the previous caskets which are then separated by a layer of earth.
The question is: Is this method of burial compatible with Islamic law? We would like to know the ruling so that we could notify [authorities] of the burial method that complies with Islamic law. Please note that there is no need for interring the dead in the same plot as there is no shortage of land.
 

Burials in Australia involve putting the deceased in a casket and placing it in a 6 or 7 m deep pit. Subsequent interments are made atop the previous caskets which are then separated by a layer of earth.
The question is: Is this method of burial compatible with Islamic law? We would like to know the ruling so that we could notify [authorities] of the burial method that complies with Islamic law. Please note that there is no need for interring the dead in the same plot as there is no shortage of land.

Is it permissible for me as a husband to wash my wife after her death?

What is meant by the shroud and what is its ruling? What is the manner of shrouding men and women?

What is the correct way to burry the dead and the correct shape of graves?

Should we flatten the graves and remove any visible marks which indicate the deceased name and lineage?

Do the deceased hear the salutations of the living to them or do they not hear?

What is the ruling for prompting the dead?

Assalamu Alaikum Dear Honourable Scholar

Quran says dead cannot hear in the Chapter of Fatir verse 22 and also in the Chapter of al- Rum verse 52, so how a dead will hear in the grave when you call him with his name and remind him to say “There is no god but Allah”, as one of the fatwa "Prompting the dead " on this website makes it permissible to call the dead person in grave and prompt him. Can you please explain how as this seems to be a direct contradiction of Quran?

A man passed away and was survived by two wives and children from his first wife with no children from his second wife. After he died, Social Security issued a three month's pay in burial benefits in his second wife's name, totaling 5, 850 L.E (he was on pension). His second wife does not reside in the same place where he died and she did not share in any of the funeral expenses. As the children of the deceased covered all the costs of his funeral and burial, are they legally entitled to a share in this

The inquirer says that some people beat drums during the funeral procession and some repeatedly yell "La ilah illa Allah Mohammadun rasul Allah" (There is no deity except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah). He seeks legal clarification on this matter.

when a person die after 40 days, do we read Quran in the mosque and do we pay to imam or he recites Quran for free, please explain this situation because in Bosnia people pay and make dinner on 40th day.

1- Are only mahrams allowed to carry a female when burying her?
2- Is it lawful or unlawful to plant trees by gravesides? Please note that the road is two meters wide and the trees planted are of the Ficus genus.
3- Is it permissible for people to enter upon a deceased without ablution during the process of washing?
4- Is it permissible to bury males and females together in a single grave?
5- Before his death, a person directed that a particular person is not to follow his funeral procession or attend the condolences gathering. Is it obligatory to execute his directive?

What is the ruling of sitting in mourning and reciting Qur’an over the dead at a wake?

I would like the legal ruling on the following: We own a tomb which has become full and, as a result, would like to build a room beneath a path adjacent to the tomb with a 20 cm concrete ceiling. Please note that this room will be below ground level and people, other than us, will pass over it to bury their dead in nearby graves. Is it permissible to build such a room and to bury the previously interred bodies in it? 

Please note that we cannot build a new grave on the existing field. If it is impermissible, what are we to do with the remains of the previously interred bodies?

Is it permissible to bury males and females in a single grave?

Does Islam permit the cremation of the dead?

We have a graveyard that is full [the bodies have disintegrated to bones] and we do not have any other place to bury our dead. What are we to do with new bodies?

no. 71 for the year 2005 which includes the following questions:
1- Are only mahrams allowed to carry a female when burying her?
2- Is it lawful or unlawful to plant trees by gravesides? Please note that the road is two meters wide and the trees planted are of the Ficus genus.
3- Is it permissible for people to enter upon a deceased without ablution during the process of washing?
4- Is it permissible to bury males and females together in a single grave?
5- Before his death, a person directed that a particular person is not to follow his funeral procession or attend the condolences gathering. Is it obligatory to execute his directive?