Q: If the husband dies in Madinah, can the wife proceed to Makkah to complete her Umrah? A: In this case she is allowed to complete her Umrah and then return home when it is time for her flight back. Allah Ta’ala knows best
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Q: My non Muslim employee passed away in an accident. Is it advisable to attend a non Muslim’s burial? A. One is allowed to sympathise with the bereaved family and offer them condolences. This can be done at their home. It is not permissible to attend the funeral, nor to enter the church for the
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Q: I have a cousin who has been told by doctors he will soon die from cancer. He has said he wants to be buried in here in England. However his wife is in Pakistan and cannot travel to UK. Therefore should he be buried in UK or Pakistan? I’m of the view that his
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Q: What is the ruling on death due to a stomach ailment? A. The Hadeeth mentions that the person who dies due to a stomach ailment receives the death of a Shaheed (martyr). (Kanzul Ummaal V4 P415). Moulana Yusuf LaherChecked by: Mufti Siraj Desai
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Q: How can I identify a dead body as being of a Muslim and non Muslim girl? A: If one is aware that Muslim women in the area use mehndi. or dress in a certain way, or apply a certain makeup peculiar to Muslims then this could be used as signs to determine the religion
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Q: When ones husband passes away does the nikaah (marriage) break automatically and the wife is not allowed to see the face or sit next to the body? A. It will be permissible for the husband to see his late wife, but not touch her. If the husband dies, the wife can see her
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Q: is it permissable to put flowers on a grave? I hve heard that it is makrooh because it is biddat A: It is not permissible to place flowers on a grave because this is not established from any Hadeeth or practice of the Sahaabah. Furthermore, it is also a practice of the Nasaara in
Q: Please explain the state of a person who passes away in the holy month of Ramadaan. Also the one who passes away on jumuah (Friday)? A. Regarding death on a Friday, Sayyidina Jaabir (Radhiyallaahu Anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi wa Sallam) said: “Whoever dies Thursday night or Friday will be freed from punishment
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Q: My father in law passed away 20 years ago and my mother in law remarried and her second husband also died. Is it permissable to bury my mother in law in the same qabar (grave) as my father in law? (my husband's father/my mother in law's first husband) A. It is permissible to bury
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Q: My father in law passed away 20 years ago and my mother in law remarried and her second husband also died. Is it permissable to bury my mother in law in the same qabar (grave) as my father in law? (my husband's father/my mother in law's first husband) A. It is permissible to bury
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