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  • Remembrances for Deceased Father and Younger Brother

    My father and younger brother expired within a span of 10 days. Can I visit their graves often? What is the correct way of praying Fatiha for them? What should I recite when I visit them? I need to know our Islamic way of doing it. Please pray for them. .. More

  • Burial of Women

    What is Islamic Sharia requirement on the burial of Mulim woman? Is she buried under different depth than a Muslim man? .. More

  • A non-Muslim entering a Muslim Cemetery to bury a relative

    Can a non-Muslim woman enter a Muslim cemetary to attend burial of her relative? Can she if she is in menses?.. More

  • Reciting Tahlil on the dead for 7 to 40 days

    I would like to ask a question concerning issues that usually happen in Thailand.A group of people and reading and providing food to other people invited to recite TAHLIL on dead people at home the day of a person dies until 7 days and some times for 40 days. Is this proper?May Allah blessing all of us... More

  • Fate of the stillborn

    I'm e-mailing you to request information about stillbirth or neonatal death. I just lost my nephew of 36 weeks gestation to an unexplained cause. Although I know this is the will of Allah, I would like to know if there is a Sunnah or Hadith that pertains to the fate of these babies and their parents. I'm trying to comfort my sister. I would appreciate.. More

  • Acts for the dead

    If we make a duaa for a person who died, Is he benefited ? If we read Qur'an for a dead body, does he get jaza (reward)?Also two or three or more person do this together. For example, we visit a house of the person who died and we make Duaa or Qur'an for "EIsaal-e-sawab", no food or any other thing.In islam Duaa-e-Magfrat is allowed and we can do it.. More

  • Burial of Men and Women in Islam

    Is it true that men, and women are buried in Islam at different depths of ground? .. More

  • Women Following Funeral Procession

    Are Women allowed to visit graveyard and visit their loved ones. Also can they follow a funeral procession in a car? Please comment from Hadith and Sunnah. .. More

  • Supplicating in Favor of Deceased Parents

    If a child prays for the forgiveness of his/her father who has passed away, regardless if the father was sinful or not, does it only save him in the grave, or will it also save him during the Resurrection Day? .. More

  • Commemorating the dead

    Is it permissible to have a complete recitation of the Qur'an on the death anniversary of the deceased since this practice is not written in the Qur'an?.. More

  • Praying over a dead Jew

    I would like to know if Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) prayed on a dead Jewish man because I heard something like that. But my husband told me that is not true and we have to pray on dead Muslims only... More

  • Burial of Stillborn Children

    What is the Islamic ruling for burial for on babies who have gone the whole nine months but died before coming into the world? .. More

  • Cremation in Islam

    Is cremation, instead of burial, of a dead person allowed, when there is a shortage of land?.. More

  • Deeds for Deceased Persons

    My father is not living. Can I fast for him so he gets reward from Allah? He, al-Hamdulillah, was very punctual regarding his prayers and fasts. I just want to know if I can fast on my own for him and not as compensation for some of his missing fasts.Is it ok to do Umrah or Hajj for a dead person? Can we say Nafil for people who have died so that they.. More

  • Fasting for Deceased Relatives

    My father died when I was 5 and I want to know if I can fast for the days that he might have not fasted, but I don't know the exact number of days! So, can I fast them? Also, I had an uncle who used to take care of us, like a father to us, but he died 3 years ago. I want to know if I can fast for him even though I don't know the number of days? When.. More