Q: My mother passed away 6 months ago and a fraction of my siblings make it a ritual to visit her grave every Sunday. They have been doing so religiously without fail since the day she was laid to rest. They recite a few verses and the gravesight is made beautiful and has the greenest grass. How does this benefit the dead?
Q: How one can we identify a dead womans body if she was a Muslim or kafir woman?
Q: What is the difference in the words janaza and mayyit?
Q: My uncle passed away few months ago and I would like to know after burial what needs to be done. Some people have gathering at home for 3 days and some people have gathering for 13 days and some people have gathering for 40 days could you please tell me which group is correct. Also people have told us to have a special dua on 40 days then on 6 months of the death and the last one at 1 year after the death. Can you please tell us what is the correct thing to do?
Q: After the death of the wife, does the mayyit become na mahram for the husband. Is the husband allowed to see the face of his dead wife?
Q: Is it permissible to recite Qur'an next to a mayyit before he is given ghusal?
Q: If a person passes away at sea, what should be done? What is the ruling regarding Ghusal, Janaazah Salaah and burial? Can the deceased be placed in cold storage (e.g. cold room) so that on reaching the coast, after one or two months, they can bury him on land?
Q: My father passed away long time before. He loved to do the Hajj but he couldn't. As a son, can I do it for him? ( I finished my hajj before).
Q: Explain the Shar'ee method and sequence of burying the deceased and pertinent aspects relating to the burial.
Q: In many places meals are served at the home of the deceased after the Janaazah. Is this an established practice?