Q: I'd like to know if Hazrat Israeel (alaihis salaam) takes the souls of people from around the world simultaneously by himself or does he have help from other angels.
Q: Is it permissible for a husband to touch or kiss his wife's forehead after she has passed away?
Q: If a female happened to be present in the Haram Shareef during a janazah salaah, is she allowed to perform the salah?
Q: What is the ruling in Islam regarding simple (lifeless) decorations on the grave?
Q:
1. Who should participate in the ghusl of a deceased person? Should it be done by the experienced people of the burial society, or should the relatives do it? What does the Sharia and Sunnat prefer?
2. A person gives a directive while living that his children should not do his ghusl because it will be an emotional/traumatizing experience for them and it is better done by strangers. Is this thinking correct?
Q: If a person who suffers from waswasah, will he experience the waswasah when the angel of death is removing his soul?
Q: Is it better to plant trees or shrubs on graves or is it better not to plant anything?
Q: I would like to know if it's permissible for a woman who's in the state of haidh to read Surah Ikhlaas 75000 times as esaale thawaab.
Q:
1. I wanted to know the etiquette and sunnah when visiting the qabrastaan? What is best for one to do when in the qabrastaan?
2. What should one recite and what will be most beneficial to read for the deceased when in the qabrastaan (closest to sunnah)?
3. When is it sunnah and most preferable to visit the qabrastaan?
4. Is there anything mentioned regarding pouring water over the qabr? If there is any book or literature on visiting the graveyard then please do let us know.
Q: What is the ruling over the regular and constant maintenance of a Muslim Graveyard? I have heard that the graveyard must be left on its own state and let the wild bushes grow.
Secondly, is the beautification of a graveyard allowed?