Inmates of the grave being informed about what is transpiring on earth
Q: Will the people of the grave know what will be happening on the earth?
Janaazah
Making a bequest to be given ghusl with zamzam
Q: If someone makes a bequest that his body should be washed with Zamzam when he is being given ghusl, is this permissible?
Giving ghusl to a shaheed
Q: If a person is murdered during a hijacking (shot and died immediately), should he be given ghusal or will he not be given ghusal as a shaheed?
Our books say he is a shaheed and should not be given ghusal but in our societies, we normally give him a ghusal. Are we making a mistake?
Consoling a person whose friend passed away
Q: How should I console a friend whose close friend passed away? Is it fine to say he will go to heaven inshallah? What should I say and do? What about neighbour's whose close one's passed away?
Sprinkling water on the soil of the grave after burial
Q: From the Ahaadith and the statements of the Fuqahaa (jurists), it is understood that after burial, sprinkling water on the soil of the grave is Mustahab (recommended) and permissible. The question is:
Will it be considered Mustahab and permissible to sprinkle water merely for the purpose of settling the soil?
If it is the rainy season and there is no fear of the soil scattering, then at such a time, will it still be permissible and Mustahab to sprinkle water with the intention of acting upon the Hadith?
Women visiting the qabrasataan
Q: Is it permissible for women to go to the qabrastan with a mahram at quiet times when there's no other men around?
Is the body of the deceased pure or impure?
Q: Is the body of the deceased, before giving ghusl, regarded as paak or napaak i.e. is the deceased body treated like a person in the state of hadath (i.e. if the water which touches the deceased’s body comes on to the person giving ghusl, the water will not be regarded as napaak and impure) or is the actual body of the deceased treated as something impure like an animal which dies a natural death is treated as impure (i.e. if the water which touches the deceased’s body comes on to the person giving ghusl, the water will be regarded as napaak and the person will have to cleanse his body of that water)?
Performing janaazah salaah for a person who passed away in a drunken state
Q: Can you perform janazah salaah of person who passed away in a drunken state?
Performing umrah and conveying the reward to a living person
Q: Can a person make umrah for a living person?
Reciting the beginning and ending verses of Surah Baqarah and making dua after burial
Q: As I understand, after the burial of the deceased, it is Sunnah to recite the beginning verses of Surah Baqarah at the head side and the last verses of Surah Baqarah at the feet side. Additionally, a dua is typically recited. In our practice, we first recite Surah Fatiha, followed by the beginning verses of Surah Baqarah at the head side, and the last verses of Surah Baqarah at the feet side, which are recited loudly so that everyone can hear. My questions are as follows:
Is it permissible to start with Surah Fatiha? In the narrations, only Surah Baqarah is mentioned, and not Surah Fatiha.
To what extent is it permissible to recite these verses loudly?
Afterward, a dua is made facing the Qibla. This dua is a collective, loud dua where the Imam makes the dua aloud and everyone responds with "Ameen."
My questions regarding this are: Should the dua not be made individually? To what extent is it permissible to make a collective dua after the burial?