Janaazah

Q: What is the ruling for performing Janaaza Salaah for a person that has committed suicide and is it permissable to attend a khattam-e-Quran on behalf of the deceased at the Masjid?

Q: My grandmother passed away recently. What is the best thing to read for her?

Q: With regards to esaale thawaab; is the person told who is sending reward for him? And when is it passed on to him? I vaguely recall coming across Mondays and Thursdays but I wanted an authentic answer. 

Q: I read in your article crossing the bridge of death that it is impermissible for a Hanifee to perform janazah salaah in the masjid. What is the ruling of a Hanifee attending the janaza of a shafi person whose janaza is read inside the masjid?

Q: Is there any virtue for the one who passes away on a Monday?

Q: Is it permissible to attend a janaazah of a ghair muqallid (a person who does not follow a madhhab) deceased who was close to me?

Q: In Islam, is offering condolences limited to three days? If a person passes away on Monday and is buried on Tuesday, how will one calculate three days? From the day he passed away or the day he was buried?

Q: Would ziyarat for the deceased be performed within the boundary of the qabarstan? Is it not an ibadat of ziyarat if I prayed from outside the boundary?

Q: My grandfather recently passed away and he was not a Muslim. As a Muslim am I allowed to enter the church to attend the memorial service?

Q: My grandmother has recently passed away and my uncle will soon be holding a 40 days khatam with a meal. I strongly do not believe in this however my father is insistent we attend. We have had numerous arguments about this matter and I’m not sure what to do. I may not be a perfect Muslim so he uses this against me.