Is the Karama Jinaza Cover (Islamic funeral cover) permissible?

Answer

This so-called 'jinaza cover' is haraam insurance. It is not permissible to participate in this insurance plan. The question posed by this funeral insurance entity is nonsensical. Islam has its Plan in place for the Janaazah of even destitute and paupers. According to the Shariah, burial of the dead is a Fardh-e-Kifaayah obligation. In the more than 14 century history of Islam, no Muslim mayyit was ever left unburied to rot on the surface of the earth. Janaazah for the mayyit is a compulsory obligation on the community. There is no need for this or any other haraam socalled 'jinaza' service. The Shariah has made adequate arrangements for the burial of the Amwaat. These insurance entities are money-making schemes in emulation of kuffaar funeral parlours.

Hadhrat Mansur Al- Hallaaj (Rahmatullah alayh) was executed ostensibly for having uttered blasphemy - the kufr act of proclaiming: 'Anal Haqq' (I am The Haqq, i.e. Allah). However, when he was executed, then every drop of blood as it fell on the ground inscribed word: 'Allaah Allaah''. Someone asked Hadhrat Junaid Baghdaadi (Rahmatullah alayhi): "Why did the blood of Mansur Al-Hallaaj inscribe 'Allaah! Allaah!', and not the blood of Had h r a t H u s a i n (Radhiyallahu anhu) when he was unjustly killed at Karbala?" Had h r a t J u n a i d (Rahmatullah alayh) explained:

"There is the need for proclaiming the innocence of a falsely accused person. This applied to Al-Hallaaj because regarding his Deen he was falsely accused. Thus, the writing of the blood of Al- Hallaaj was for proclaiming his innocence from the accusation of zandaqah (heresy / blasphemy) levelled at him. On the contrary, there was no such need in the case of Hadhrat Husain (Radhiyallahu anhu)."

The mysterious conundrum surrounding the execution of Hadhrat Mansur Al- Hallaaj is that even Hadhrat Junaid Baghdaadi (Rahmatullah alayh) concurred with and signed the decree to exe c u t e M a n s u r (Rahmatullah alayh).

Regarding this mystery, Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said that if he had been there, he would have found a way for exculpating Mansur Al- Hallaaj (Rahmatullah alayh). This is one of the mysteries which is incomprehensible to us. In fact, while Hadhrat Mansur was tied to the gibbet being prepared for execution, and whilst he was drenched in his blood prior to being killed, as a result of being mutilated, a Buzrug standing nearby, overwhelmed with grief and tears, asked Hadhrat Mansur to explain the mystery for the terrible calamity which has befallen him. He replied: "I revealed one of the Divine Secrets, hence am being punished."

The Buzrug asked: "What is Divine Love?" Mansur replied: "What you are observing is the lowest degree of Divine Love."

The Buzrug asked: "What is the highest degree? Mansur said: "You are incapable of bearing (or understanding) it." Upon all these Saaliheen is the vast, boundless Rahmat of Allah Ta'ala.

BE ALERT!

Commenting on the evil and treacherous condition of the people in general, Allaamah Abdul Wahhaab Sha'raani (Rahmatullah alayh) of the 10th Islamic century, says in his Kitaab, Al- Bahrul Maurood:

"Now when you are aware of this (state of affairs), then know that in this age man is in need of displaying lesser hayaa (shame / modesty) in many situations. This will be more preferable and better than shame and bashfulness." (In this context the meaning is 'lesser toleration')

Comment: Allaamah Sha'raani here advises diligence against the evil and treachery of people. Unlike the era of the Salafus Saaliheen era of Khairul Quroon - people in the later ages have incrementally abandoned Islamic morality, and will take undue advantage of a person who is extreme in displaying haya and toleration when people recklessly trample on the rights of others and on the rights of Allah Ta'ala.

He advocates diligence to prevent undue advantage being taken of one's good nature. On t h i s b a s i s , t h e M a s h a a i k h s a y : "Takabbur with an arrogant person is ibaadat." The meaning is to refrain from displaying humility and submission to those who are proud and arrogant, riding rough over and trampling on the rights of others.

Continuing his Naseehat, Allaamah Sha'raani says:

"React in the way people act towards you. If they approach you like wolves, then you too counter them like a wolf. If they approach you like a beast (e.g. lion), then you too face them like a beast. If they approach you like a fox, then you too become a fox for them. If they scheme against you, then you too scheme against them until you attain your rights."

Comment: The advice here is to be alert and not to be caught off guard by the evil and plots of people of these times of fitnah and fasaad.

Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: "After me there will be such Aimmah (shaikhs, molvis, imams and scholars for dollars) who will be given wisdom (of the Deen) on their mimbars. However, as they descend (from the mimbars), it (the Deeni wisdoms) will be snatched from them. Their hearts and bodies will be worse than jeefah (carrion).:"

In another narration, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) described these fraudulent ulama-e-soo', saying: "Their hearts will be more rotten than carrion."

Even silent molvis should ponder and look into their hearts, and they will not fail to perceive the rot and the stench of their kitmaanul haq (concealing the truth) in their hearts. In these narrations, Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) most aptly describes condition of the ulama-e-soo' who are polluting the Ummah in this era.

In their public lect u r e s , j u m u a h bayaans and haraam media such as Facebook, etc., these evil scholars for dollars acquit themselves eloquently, giving the impressions that they are men of great piety a n d p r o f o u n d knowledge. But their practical lifestyle is the very opposite of these 'wisdoms' with which they seek to impress and entrap the masses.

When Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) has described ulamasoo' fraternity with such harsh epithets as 'worse than carrion' and "more rotten than carrion", then no one should be surprised of the Treasury from which we extract our criticism for these vile scholars for dollars who have ruined the Imaan and morals of the Ummah. They have betrayed Allah Ta'ala, the Rasool and the Ummah.