Janaazah

Q: Please advise ways to compensate for the short comings regarding Huquqal Ibaad in case of those who have passed away and their forgiveness cannot be sought.

Q: What are the virtues of passing away in Makkah and Madinah Shareef? If one passes away in Makkah or Madinah will he enter Jannah without reckoning?

Q: A close family member of a person passes away. What is the sunnah way of consoling the person?

Q: Can nawaafil Salaah be read for a deceased?

Q: Is it permissible to place flowers on graves?

Q: Should a grave be marked with a name plate for identification purposes or not?

Q: Is it best for the grave to be flat or slightly raised? If raised, then how high?

Q: Please explain the following:

1. Is a grave sacred land?

2. Is it best for it to be flat with no heap of sand rising?

3. Should a grave be unmarked with no plank or name-plate or is it better to have it to help identify where a person is buried?

4. Can flowers etc be planted on a grave?

5. Is there reward in spending money on maintaining a cemetery including removing weeds from the graves?

Q: I have bought a jah-e-namaz (musala) and want that the sawaab from it can be given to my grand mother, means that he sawaab from it gets included in my grand mother's account. Is it possible?

Q: Can a son in-law go in the grave to bury the mother in-law?