Question
It was announced that the burial would be at 1 pm. However, the mayyit was ready for burial at 8 a.m. Was it proper to have proceeded with the burial or to wait until 1 p.m.?
Answer
It is haraam to delay the burial to 1 p.m. when the mayyit is ready for burial at 8 am. The mayyit must be buried as soon as the ghusl, kafan and Janaazah Salaat have been done. It is not permissible to delay unnecessarily regardless of the time advertised. The burial should have proceeded at 8 a.m. Waiting in expectation of more people is bid'ah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 26 No 04
- PDF page
- 4
Appears under THE MAYYIT’S ESTATE (approximate).