Janaazah

Q: It is a family practice to always make dua for all the deceased before leaving the graveyard. Is this according to the Sunnah and is this permissible?

Q: I recently read on one of the answers that it is incorrect to plant trees on the grave. Is it permissible then to remove these plants from the grave?

Q: What is the difference in the words janaza and mayyit?

Q: Is it permissible for women to visit the qabrastan?

Q: Is it permissible to read janazah salaah on two floors?

Q: Kindly give clarification in the light of Shari'ah. Here in Cambridge, Canada, there will be a program of nasheed that has been organised to pay tribute to late Junaid Jamshed by Islamic Centre of Canada. Is it permissible in Shari'ah to have such an event organised to pay tribute to the deceased? Is it some way of esaal-e-swaab? Is it a type of Bid'ah?

Q: My uncle passed away few months ago and I would like to know after burial what needs to be done. Some people have gathering at home for 3 days and some people have gathering for 13 days and some people have gathering for 40 days could you please tell me which group is correct. Also people have told us to have a special dua on 40 days then on 6 months of the death and the last one at 1 year after the death. Can you please tell us what is the correct thing to do?

Q: After the death of the wife, does the mayyit become na mahram for the husband. Is the husband allowed to see the face of his dead wife?

Q: Is it permissible to recite Qur'an next to a mayyit before he is given ghusal?

Q: If a person passes away at sea, what should be done? What is the ruling regarding Ghusal, Janaazah Salaah and burial? Can the deceased be placed in cold storage (e.g. cold room) so that on reaching the coast, after one or two months, they can bury him on land?