Janaazah

Q: Is there any virtue reported in the Qur'an and Hadith in regard to placing a piece of the Ka'bah Shareef cloth in the kafan of the deceased or in the grave when burying the deceased?

Q: Can ordinary sunlight or any other unscented soaps be used for the ghusal of the deceased?

Q: Can we who are giving Ghusal with wudhoo to the deceased are allowed to wear our normal shoes? 

Q: Recently in Fort Wayne Indiana during the Salatul Janaza of a brother the woman wanted to pray along but the Imam who is Hanfai and another Shiekah who is Maliki told them that the sisters do not need to pray the Janaza and its for men only. I'm form Pakistan and this what I saw all my life that only men did the Janaza.

Please give the correct ruling on this issue.

Q: Will Janaazah salaah be performed for a person who has committed suicide? Will the person who has committed suicide be buried in a Muslim cemetery?

Q: How often should a person visit the qabrastan? What should be done at the qabrastan?

Q: What is the Shar'ee ruling regarding women going to the graveyard to visit the graves of their deceased relatives?

Q: By keeping a photo of a person who has passed away have any effect on the deceased, like any punishment on the deceased etc?

Q: Where should the imaam stand when performing the janazah salaah? By the head or chest of the deceased?

Q: What are the conditions for a woman attending the graveyard?