Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
1. If the deceased is a baby or slightly bigger (toddler), then he will not be carried on the bier. Instead, he will be carried by hand and passed from one person to another till they reach the graveyard. [1] 2. If the deceased is an adult, he should be …
December, 2012
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10 December
Method of Carrying the Janaazah
1. The mustahab method of carrying the deceased is as follows: a) One should first lift the front left leg of the bier and place it on his right shoulder and walk for at least ten steps. b) Thereafter, he should place the back left leg of the bier onto …
November, 2012
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27 November
Laws Pertaining to the Burial
1. Just as the ghusal, kafan and Janaazah Salaah are fardh-e-kifaayah, similarly, burying the deceased is also fardh-e-kifaayah.[1] 2. It is mustahab to bury the corpse in the place where he/she has passed away. If the corpse is transported to another place in a very short while and there is …
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19 November
The Burial of a Pregnant Christian or Jewess Woman in the Nikaah of a Muslim
If a Christian or Jewess woman in the nikaah of a Muslim man passes away while she is pregnant, then if the foetus is alive, the child will be removed through surgery and the wife will be buried in a non-Muslim graveyard. If the foetus is not alive, then the …
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14 November
The Sign of an Accepted Hajj
Q: What is the sign of an accepted Hajj (Hajj Mabroor)? A: The fuqahaa have stated that the sign of an accepted Hajj is that after one returns from Hajj he reforms his life, he practises the sunnats more punctually and diligently, his desire for increasing good deeds intensifies and …
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12 November
Passing Away by Drowning at Sea or Falling into a Well
Passing Away by Drowning at Sea If a person drowns in the ocean and there are no traces of the body, then there will be no ghusal, kafan or Janaazah Salaah.[1] Passing Away by Falling into a Well If a person fell in a well and passed away, then if …
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10 November
Taking a second wife without the first wife’s approval
Q: Is it permissible for a man to take a second wife without his first wife’s approval? A: It is permissible for the husband to marry a second wife without the approval of the first wife. However, to avoid complications, it is better that he informs his first wife at the …
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10 November
Seeking permission from the girl before getting her married
Q: Is it necessary for the wali (father or any other guardian in the absence of the father) of a baaligh girl to seek her permission before getting her married? A: It is necessary for them to first seek her permission before getting her married. و اما شروطه…ومنها رضا المرأة إذا …
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10 November
Registering the nikaah according to the C.O.P contract
Q: Is it permissible to register the Nikah according to the C.O.P contract (community of property contract)? A: The law of Shariah is that each spouse is the sole owner of his or her property. The C.O.P (community of property) contract contravenes the law of Shariah (i.e. the law of …
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10 November
Taking one’s wife back after issuing an irrevocable talaaq
Q: If the husband issued one or two talaaq-e-baain (irrevocable talaaqs), will it permissible for him to take his wife back whilst she is in iddat? A: If the husband issued one or two talaaq-e-baain (irrevocable talaaqs) then since the Nikah has terminated, it is impermissible for him to revoke the …