Q: If a person made a wasiyyat (bequest) to be buried in a specific graveyard, is it incumbent upon the family of the deceased to fulfill the wasiyyat? At times it is difficult for the family to fulfil such a wasiyyat. Will the family be sinful if they do not honour and fulfil the wasiyyat of the deceased?
Q: How does one bury separated body parts e.g. parts of the body which were separated from the body through an accident?
Q: Can a parent be buried with the child in the same grave if the child is stillborn or has passed away after birth?
Q: Is smoking allowed in the graveyard?
Q: What is the ruling regarding placing a branch or planting something on the grave? Similarly, what is the ruling regarding sprinkling water over the grave?
Q: What is the ruling regarding placing flowers on the grave?
Q: If a person is a shia, can he or she be buried in a Muslim graveyard?
Q: A revert muslim is required to be buried. People in the community can verify he or she is a Muslim. The trustee who controls the qabrastan requests for an affidavit confirming that the deceased is a Muslim. (Take into account that doing an affidavit which may be commissioned by a non believer).
Q: If a person had committed suicide, where should he be buried?
Q: I was asked this by a friend, if a person, in his teenage years led one fajr salaah in the state of janaabat, what amends does he have to carry out in order to make this right with Allaah Ta'ala? This happened in 2006. He does not know the exact date of the salaah.