Janaazah

Q: I had a close non-Muslim friend. He helped me in all my difficult situations and helped me to grow in all possible ways. Now he is no more. How can I support him for his hereafter world? 

Q: My father passed away in June 2018 and my mother passed away in August 2020. We buried our mother in the same grave as my father.

Does it make any difference or is there any type of sin if we did this?

Q: I want to know what is the correct Islamic practices after someone dies?

In Pakistan, after the deceased is buried, there are certain rituals like after 3 days (Qul), Chelum after 40 days gathering of people and finishing the Quran reading. I want to know what is bidat and innovation versus what is the sunnah practices.

Q: Is it permissible for ghair mahram men to be around the bedside of a woman in sakaraat, reading yaseen and just paying their respects?

Q: My father tested positive for covid virus. He was in isolation and had taken this time to write out a will. He gave me and my mother many gifts in this time. We accepted this from him immediately. He passed away 3 weeks later.

Is this allowed or would it be considered Maraudal Maut? The other heirs say we should return the gifts to the estate.

Q: Is it the right attitude to have if someone, who is terminally ill, says, "I'm looking forward to meeting my Lord". As Allah says "أما من خاف مقام ربه" Should a person not be fearful of dying and his hisaab up until the last moment? I heard someone say this as they were approaching the last 1-2 months of their passing and it struck me as being inappropriate, almost arrogant. Please advise.

Q: Is it possible to take a video of the grave after a person is buried and show it to the females?

Q: I have been told that it is sunnah for a married woman to be buried with a red scarf. Is this authentic and is there any basis for this in Islam?

Q: I would like to find out regarding Quraan Khatams.

Usually when someone passes away and one goes to visit the relatives of the deceased - there are paras left out for whoever chooses to read and send esaale sawaab for the deceased. Similarly a group of willing relatives/ friends may distribute paras amongst themselves in order to complete a khatam for the deceased person.

So usually in the above cases, one chooses whichever para one likes - to contribute to the khatam. 

My question is: if one reads Quraan tilaawah daily and makes a khatam of that over the course of a month or a few months and perhaps, for example they are currently on the 10th para. So will it be permissible/valid for them to also choose the 10th Para for their khatam for the deceased person with the intention of only reading the para ONCE and the intention being for ones daily tilaawah as well as - contributing to the khatam for the esaale sawaab for the deceased person?

Q: If a person passes away on a Friday/in Ramadan, does this mean he is more superior to those who pass away on any other day?