Question: Assalaamu Alaikum I heard that when someone dies their soul stays around for 40 days. I would like to know if this is true and what happens to the soul after death. Answer: Wa Alaikum as Salaam, The soul does not stay around for […]
Question: Reported by Marthad bin `Abdullah Al-Yazni: When Malik bin Hubairah (RA) offered a funeral prayer and found a small number of participants, he would divide them into three rows and would say that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “If three […]
Question: Assalam u Alaikum Are women allowed to perform the janaza prayer, possibly making a line behind the men ? Answer: Wa Alaikum As Salaam, Yes, they are allowed to do so. And Allah knows best, Mufti Waseem Khan 21/1/2013
Question: Mufti Waseem Khan! Assalamualaikum Mufti Sahib kindly guide me as to whether in Hanafite Maslak can Muslims say the Nimaz e janaza of more than one person simultaneously? Suppose one makes a niyyah of one person’s (dead) nimaz e janaza, not making niyyah of […]
Question: Can a person attend a 3 days / 40 days function for the deceased? Answer: 3 days and 40 days are innovated actions and hence not permissible to attend. And Allah knows best. Mufti Waseem Khan
Question: I always thought that the time of death has been written and is final when the rooh (soul) was created, until a few days ago one scholar told me that it is not the case. The time of death can be changed with duas […]
Question: I have recently heard some brothers saying that the recitation of the verses of Surah Baqarah by the head and feet of the deceased are not of the sunnah as well as throwing a handful of dirt in the grave before the actual burial […]
Question: Asalamu alikum dear mufti, I have three questions insha allah. 1. If a woman dies while she is unclean will her ghusl before the janaza be accepted? What are the procedures on this? 2. If fast were broken during the month of ramdhan by […]
Question: assa laam o alaikum recently I had a dream in which it goes as follows: I dream I was dead and I was in the grave , and I heard all the people left from the grave site, there the grave was about 10’*10′ […]
Question: The custom over here is that Salaatul Janaazah is normally read at the door of the Masjid. Some people are of the opinion that if it is read at the time of Zuhr, Asr or any such time of Salaat where there is Nafl […]