Janaazah

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?

Q: Can I take a picture of a qabar (grave)?

Q: Can you please verify if the 17 tasbeehs we read for a marhoom after the funeral is in the Hadith, if not then is this practice not a bidat?

Q: Are we allowed to plant, plants on the grave?

Q:

1. May ladies go to the qabrastaan?

2. May we attend a non-Muslims funeral by entering a church and graveyard?

Q: Is the blood of a martyr (shaheed) pure and paak?

Q: There is an imaam who attends some janaazah and starts giving a long lecture. He then invites the ladies to come close to the gravesite and join the men in throwing the three handfuls of sand. He also makes sure that the women stand among the men when making dua. Is this practice correct? Can Mufti Saheb give us some guidance.