Question
A non-Muslim man wanted his body to be cremated when he dies. The laws of the state here require the next of kin to sign the necessary papers. However, his Muslim son refused to sign. When the man died, the son was the only relative he had. He bathed the body the Sunnah way and wrapped the body in a shrouds observing the Sunnah method. Then he buried his father. Did he act correctly? Please advise.
Answer
The son acted correctly by refusing involvement with the cremation and its procedure. It was wrong to have wrapped the deceased in the Sunnah manner. One shroud of a dark colour would have sufficed. The burial method too must not be according to the Sunnah. In such cases the solution is to pay a non-Muslim funeral parlour to attend to the burial.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 10
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- 2
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