Women visiting the graveyard
Q: My father passed away. I want to ask that may I go to his grave as I don't have a husband, brother or son. To sum up I have no man in my family so is there any leniency in Islam?
Janaazah
Switching off the oxygen machine
Q: I have a question regarding Maut during old age. My dada is now 83 years old and has Alzheimer's he's bedridden and currently suffering from pneumonia, because of his infection he's on oxygen, he finds it difficult breathing without the oxygen, he is not on a ventilator, is it permissible Islamically to switch the oxygen off? Please advise.
Attending the funeral of a Christian neighbour in a church
Q: My Christian neighbour has passed away. The funeral will be held in a church. Can I attend the funeral in the church just to show my respects?
Parents receiving the reward of good deeds carried out by their children
Q:
1- In a bayaan it was mentioned that the parents receive on going reward from their children after the parents leave this world. Please explain whether this is correct?
2- A brother (who has children and their mother, has passed away) asked if the good deeds his children carry out will be rewarded to the woman who he marries , because that person will play the part of a mother?
3- Also if the brother marries again and if the new wife gets the reward of of his children, does that effect the reward for the real mother of the children who has passed away?
Women standing up when the janaazah is picked up from the house
Q: I have attended many funeral gathering where I see that when the gents of the house carry the janaaza to take away for namaaz-e-janaaza, all the ladies gathered over there stand up. I want to know whether it is just a custom or this action has any relation to deen.
Placing a sticker in the Qur'an stating that it is for esaal-e-sawaab
Q: Is it permissible to stick the following in the Quraan Majeed for esaal-e-thawaab? “This Quraan Majeed has been donated for the esaal-e-thawaab of the virtuous soul of our beloved Holy Prophet Muhammed (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) , to my father _____, my mother _____, brother _____ and sister _____ and all the Muslim men, women and children.”
Gathering to recite Qur'an and convey the reward to the deceased
Q: Can Mufti Saheb please advise if it is permissible to gather in the Madrasah next to the mosque to read Surah Yaseen for a foreign national who's father has passed on. Is it permissible to gather to read the Qur'an and send esaal-e-thawaab or is it bidah?
Conveying the reward of a good deed to some person
Q: I need help from you. Will you please explain to me the procedure of sending sawaab to a friend or relative?
Niyyah for Janaaza Salaah
Q: What is the niyyah for Janaaza Salaah in Arabic for the one that is leading the prayer?
Quran khaani
Q: Is it right to do a Quran khaani for a person who has passed away recently? If it is wrong can you provide evidence and information as to why it is wrong for example hadeeth, etc?