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?
Janaazah
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?
Odd number of rows in Janaazah Salaah
Q: In janaza Salaah I heard after three rows it is mustahab to have odd rows. Should we make special effort to make odd rows if they are 7 or 8 safs?
Getting burnt to such an extent that one cannot differentiate between Muslims and non-muslims
Q: If there are two men one Muslim and the other non Muslim in a room and they die there and burn completely. So how would we distinguish who is a Muslim and burry him?
Non-Muslim calling out Maalik at the time of death
Q: I was recently told about the death of a friends grandmother (by the specific friend). These people are not Muslim however upon death when the soul began to be pulled away from the body the grandmother began calling out the name Maalik and her head bending backward face up in the sky and breathing heavily. What is the possible explanation for this? Is there significance? How do I explain this to this friend of mine seeing that a Muslim name was called at such an event?
What should one recite if one does not know the duas for Janaazah Salaah?
Q: If one does not know the duas in janaaza Salaah, what should he recite?
Coming late for the Janaazah Salaah
Q: If a person has missed one or more takbeers in Janaazah Salaah, how should he make up after the Imaam finishes? Should he read what he missed e.g. the durood, dua, etc?
Nail polish and hair extensions on the mayyit
Q:
1. A Muslimah dies and has finger nail polish on her nails, then who ever gives the body ghusal does she have to remove the finger nail polish?
2. If a Muslimah dies and has hair extentions (human or nonhuman) in her hair, then whoever gives the body ghusal does she have to remove them.
The body of the deceased bleeding
Q: If a person dies and his body keeps bleeding. What does it mean?
Niyyat of Isaal-e-thawaab
Q: Does one have to make niyyah for isaal-e-Thawaab before the action (can intention be made after)?