Burying separated body parts
Q: How does one bury separated body parts e.g. parts of the body which were separated from the body through an accident?
Janaazah
Burying two or more people in one grave
Q: Can a parent be buried with the child in the same grave if the child is stillborn or has passed away after birth?
Smoking in the graveyard
Q: Is smoking allowed in the graveyard?
Planting and sprinkling water on the grave
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?
Placing flowers on the grave
Q: What is the ruling regarding placing flowers on the grave?
Can shias be buried in the Muslim graveyard?
Q: If a person is a shia, can he or she be buried in a Muslim graveyard?
Is an affidavit required to bury a new Muslim 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).
Where should a person who committed suicide be buried?
Q: If a person had committed suicide, where should he be buried?
Will ghusal be repeated if the body is exhumed?
Q: If the body of the deceased is exhumed for the purpose of a postmortem, will the ghusal and janaazah Salaah be repeated?
Can a Muslim be buried in a non-Muslim graveyard?
Q: What is the Shar'ee ruling regarding burying a Muslim in a non-Muslim graveyard?