Burying a stillborn in the qabrastan
Q: The children who die while in the wombs. Is it necessary to bury them in the qabrastan or anywhere else (for example; garden, backyard etc)?
Janaazah
Women visiting the Rawdha of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
Q: Is it allowed for the woman to visit the Rawdha (grave) of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)?
Dividing the hair of a woman into two parts for kafn
Q: Do we have any authentic reference concerning the hair of the woman should be divided into two parts and put on top of the qamees? Whereas in Bukhari and Muslim Shareef (in the waqeea of Umme Atiyyah) it is mentioned that the hair was divided into three parts.
Some questions relating to ghusal and Janaazah Salaah
Q:
- Is there anything mention like that: “To participate in a janazah where the mayyit is a loved one, a pious person or a neighbor is better than the Nafl prayer.”
- How is that if announcement of someone’s death is made in the loud speaker where azan is normally given?
- Please give me the reference of this hadice, that the kaaba is the qiblah for the living and the dead (something to this effect)?
- Can the camphor oil be used instead of the camphor powder to rub on the sajdah places of the mayyit?
- Is it Sunnah to make khilal of the mayyit’s fingers, feets , beard, ears, nape etc same as it is Sunnah for the livings?
Some questions relating to ghusal and burial
Q:
- Can we allow the non muslim to participate in the funeral rites of a muslim?
- Is it Mustahab to place a green twig on the graves?
- Is there permissibility to plant on the graves?
- A pregnant woman dies and it is not known whether the child in the womb is alive or not. What should be done in this case?
- Is the qamees of a male similar to the female? Is the hair of a female divided into two parts and place on the qamees?
Applying itr on the hair of a deceased woman or girl
Q: Will itr be applied on the hair of a deceased woman or girl just like how itr will be applied for a deceased male?
Janaazah Salaah in the sehn of the Musjid
Q: Some people only read the janazah prayer in the sehen of the masjid, will they get the reward of one qirat even though they did not follow the janazah?
Dua while carrying the janazah
Q: Is there any specific dua while carrying the janazah. Many times, we find people reading the shahadatain. Is it correct?
Should the Janaazah Salaah be performed before the sunnat-e-muakkadah Salaah?
Q: Which should be given priority after the Fardh Salaah, the Janaazah Salaah or the sunnat-e muakkadah Salaah?
The proper size of the sar band
Q: Tell me the proper size of the sar band (orni) and how it is put on?