Conveying the reward of umrah to the deceased
Q: Is it permissible to perform umrah and convey the reward to a deceased? When one conveys reward to a deceased, then does the deceased know of the reward and the person who conveyed it?
Janaazah
Passing on the sawaab of a fast to the deceased
Q: Can a person keep fasting with an intention that its sawaab or reward should be given to someone who has passed away?
Participating in the funeral rights of a non-Muslim
Q: My wife is a converted Muslim and her father has recently died who was a Hindu. There are some rituals that only my wife can perform as she is the only child. I am not sure wether to allow her to perform that rituals which may involve a Puja as well. Can you please guide me what happen if she still perform such rituals despite knowing that I am not happy if she performs those.
Making dua at one's father's grave
Q: If a son visits his deceased father's grave and makes a dua for himself there, is this permissible?
How should a woman refer to her late husband
Q: How does a widow refer to her late husband after the iddat period is over because she is no longer in his nikah? Can she still refer to him as her huband? When she is doing isale-sawab can she ask Allah Ta'ala to pass the sawab on to her "husband", or does she have to mention him by name, or refer to him as her children's father?
Placing the deceased on a trolley for Janaazah Salaah
Q: I have a question with regards to Janazah Salah. In our Masjid they put the deceased on a trolley that has four wheels and then they lead the Salaah. Is this Prayer Valid?
Making dua for oneself at the graveside
Q: If a son visits his deceased father's grave and makes a dua for himself there, is that permissible?
Reciting the takbeers loudly in Janaazah Salaah
Q: During janaza namaaz, some musallees recite the takbeers audibly, which is not done during the fard namaaz. This practice seems to be increasing. Please advise.
Forming an odd number of saffs for Janaazah Salaah
Q: During Janaza namaaz, is it necessary to make an odd number of saffs, if the gathering is small or big?
Straightening the saffs for Janaazah Salaah
Q: During janaza namaaz, if there is a large crowd and space is limited, very often there is no continuation is some of the saffs. In order to rectify this, the only way will be to request the musallees at the back to move out of this area and begin rectifying the saffs from the first saff. In such circumstances, will it be in order to perform the namaaz as is because of the difficulty and the time involved in rectifying this?