Q: Many families live in flats where it is not possible or highly inconvenient to perform the ghusal for the deceased in the flats. Can the ghusal be performed in a purpose made ghusal khaana?
Q:
1. What is the shar’ee ruling in the situation where a foreigner passes away and his family from his home country makes a request for his body to be sent to them. In this case it is a legal requirement for a chemical to be injected into the veins of the deceased to keep the body from decomposing. Is this allowed in Shariah since it is a legal requirement?
2. If a foreigner passes away and his family from his home country makes a request for his body to be sent to them, then before sending the body overseas, do we have to carry out the ghusal, kaffan and perform the janaazah salaah? Once the family receives the body, will they have to repeat the ghusal and janaazah salaah?
Q: If there is no water available, how should one perform the ghusal of the deceased?
Q:
1. If a person’s body was completely burnt, how should one carry out the ghusal?
2. Similarly, how should ghusal be carried out in cases where it is difficult to perform the ghusal (e.g. advanced stages of decomposition or a person drowned and his body was recovered after many days, due to which the flesh and skin are coming apart and disintegrating)?
Q: Can a non-Muslim who is a family member of the deceased participate in the ghusal of the mayyit?
Q: In certain cases, the deceased's limbs are separated from the body, e.g. in the case of an accident, etc. Will ghusal be given to these separated limbs and how will they be buried?
Q: Who should carry out the ghusal of the deceased? At times, people come in as spectators and the family members are not happy with this. Can they object and stop such people?
Q: In some places, we notice that when ghusal is given to the deceased, the satr of the deceased becomes exposed. Is this correct?
Q: Is it permissible to apply surmah for the deceased?
Q: Is it permissible to apply a camphor paste on the places of sajdah of the deceased when carrying out the ghusal? Nowadays we notice that some people apply a blob of camphor on the forehead and places of sajdah of the mayyit, is this correct?