Fiqh of Janazah

What Are the Rulings on Women Attending Visitations, Funerals, and Burials?

What Are the Rulings on Women Attending Visitations, Funerals, and Burials? QuestionCan you please provide the rulings on women attending visitation, funerals, and burials? AnswerAlhamdulillah, wassalatu wassalamu ala rasulillah, wa ala alihi wa sahbihi ajmain. This issue requires distinguishing carefully between visiting the deceased, attending the funeral prayer, and accompanying the burial, while reconciling the … Read more

Multiple Janazah Prayers Permissible?

Question:In a community, is it permissible to pray multiple Janazah prayers over the same person? In my current community, a beloved member and former Imam passed away. They are planning to perform multiple Janazah prayers after each Jumu’ah Salah. Is that allowed? Answer:According to the Shafi’i school of thought, it is permissible to perform multiple … Read more

Is reciting Qur’an or Surah al-Fatiha at the grave permissible?

Question:Is reciting Qur’an or Surah al-Fatiha at the grave permissible? Answer:Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim The matter of reciting the Qur’an at the grave—such as Surah al-Fatiha or other passages—is a well-known topic addressed by the scholars of the four madhhabs. The origin of the discussion is based on the principle of benefit for the deceased (iṣāl … Read more