Janaazah

Q: If a person recites some portion of the Qur’aan and thereafter conveys the reward of the recitation to a deceased, will the reward reach the deceased and will the deceased benefit through the recitation? Some people claim that neither does the reward reach the deceased nor does the deceased benefit from the recitation in any way. They claim that this is proven through the verse of the Qur’aan

وَ اَنۡ لَّیۡسَ لِلْاِنۡسَانِ اِلَّا مَا سَعٰی

And man does not deserve but the reward of his own actions

Is this claim correct? Is there any proof or evidence in the Mubaarak Ahaadith that the reward of the recitation reaches the deceased and the deceased benefits through it?

Q: Can we bath a muslim dead body in the toilet before burial. That toilet includes place for taking a bath and also western commode in that same room without any partition.

Q: According to sharia law, some crimes are punishable by death e.g stone to death. Then, when the person dies, does he go directly to heaven because this is a martyr death?

Q: As a Hanafi, I read in the riyaadus saaliheen that eesale thawaab is only permissible with water and reciting the Qur'an does not benefit the living or the deceased. Kindly comment.

Q: Could you please explain the permissibility/impermissibility of khatams after death. E.g if one goes to the house of someone who passed away, there are often Qur'ans there, is it ok to read to contribute to the khatam? If someone passes away in your home, can you provide Qur'ans for visitors to read with the aim of finishing maximum khatams? Is it permissible to tell people to read certain paras in there own time with the aim of finishing a khatam? If ones goes to the home of a deceased and meals are provided, is it permissible to eat? Is it permissible to send food to the home of the deceased for the people of the home and visitors?

Q: Is it permissible to make a sadaqa-e-jaariyah on behalf of a non-Muslim deceased?

Q: Is it necessary that every time before I convey the reward to my deceased father, I first have to convey it to all the prophets, companions, Wali-ullah and so forth?

Q: Can a muslim give instructions to his family on where he must be buried?

Q: Is it correct to gather on the fortieth day after the demise of a deceased in order to recite the Quraan Majeed, etc. and convey the reward to him?

Q: Is it permissible to donate a property to a charitable organisation or madrasah for the purpose of esaal-e-thawaab?