Is it permissible for the husband to touch the face of his deceased wife?
It is not permissible for the husband to touch the face of his deceased wife. The nikah ends with death.
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Death and Wills
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There is a custom of feeding people who participate in the Janaazah.
The food which is served at this customary function is Haraam. This custom is called 'baathi'. The morons transform the death occasion into a haraam wedding party
Is it permissible to visit the tombs of the Auliya to gain barkat?
It is not permissible to visit such tombs of the Auliya where bid'ah and shirk are perpetrated. Those who commit these acts of bid'ah are astray. They are involved in acts of…
Are the funds in a provident fund part of the estate of the deceased to be distributed according to the law of inheritance?
The funds in the provident fund belong to the beneficiaries. These funds are not part of the estate of the deceased, hence are not the subject of inheritance. All the beneficiaries…
Can I state in my Will that a certain property belonging to me will be Waqf for the Musjid, but while I am alive, I shall derive the benefit of the ho
In this case, if the value of the house does not exceed one third the total value of your estate, the Waqf of the house will be valid. However, if its value is more than one third…
The Barelwi says that the proof for the permissibility of plastering and building the graves are that even the graves of Ibn Taimiyyah, Imaam Bukhaari
Plastering and building graves were undoubtedly taaamul of the past, but it was the ta-aamul of the juhala and the bid'atis. What the juhala and bid'atis did to the graves of Ibn…
A Salafi says that it is not permissible to offer thawaab of the Qur'aan Shareef for the deceased.
It is baseless. The statement reflects the view of the Shaafi' Math-hab. According to the Hanafi Math-hab, the thawaab of reciting Qur'aan does reach the mayyit. Ignore what the…
A gay committed suicide.
Suicide is a heinous sin. However, it is not kufr. Such a person has to be given an Islamic burial and buried in the Muslim cemetery. But if he had claimed that gayi'ism/…
A child is conceived out of wedlock.
A child conceived out of wedlock is illegitimate. He/she does not inherit in the estate of the biological father. The lineage is with the mother, never with the father who is not…
A Barelwi follower mentioned a narration in which it is mentioned that the Sahaabi Hadhrat Ayyub Ansaari (Radhiyallahu anhu) had placed his cheek on t
The brains of the Barelwi qabar pujaari (grave worshipper) have become convoluted with his acts of shirk which he perpetrates during his qabarpuja sessions. The barelwi qabar…
I received the below notification.
Do not become entrapped in the offer of the bogus sheikhs and cranks. They are making a mockery of the Qur'aan Shareef and Ibaadat with their bid'ah practices.
My uncle who died was survived by his wife, 2 sisters, three daughters and one son.
The heirs of the deceased in terms of the Shariah are his wife and three daughters and son. The sisters do not inherit in this case. If his parents or any one of his parents were…
In his Will, a man stipulated that his estate should be for his brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces.
The heirs of the deceased are only his brothers and sisters who were alive at the time of his death. The nephews and nieces who were alive at the time of his demise are not heirs,…
The doctors decided to remove the ventilator from my father.
If at the time of removing the ventilator he was gasping for breath, then it was haraam to remove it. If the removal of the ventilator led to him gasping, then the doctor had…
I saw in the cemetery a man wearing jeans and Tshirt smoking.
Once when Hadhrat Hasan Basri (Rahmatullah alayh) saw a man eating bread in a Qabrustaan, he commented that the man was a 'munaafiq'. The chap with the jeans smoking at the…
I have heard that when a person dies on a Friday, the Angels do not take a reckoning from him until Qiyaamah.
This is correct according to the Hadith. But do remember that this is due to the fadhieelat (virtue / significance) of the Day of Jumuah. Burying before or after Jumuah Salaat has…
Is it permissible to recite Surah Yaaseen 41 times during a calamity, sickness, for Isaal-e-Thawaab, etc.?
It is permissible to recite Surah Yaaseen 41 times for Isaa-e- Thawaab, etc. But it is not permissible to recite in congregation and to invite people to a gathering for this…
Is it permissible to build mausolea on the graves of the Ambiya and Auliya?
It is not permissible to build structures on the graves of the Ambiya and Auliya.
Who has to pay the expenses for winding up the estate of a deceased?
The expenses for winding up the estate should be paid from the estate's assets. The third for any wasiyyat (bequest for a non-heir) will be related to the balance after deducting…
A non-Muslim man wanted his body to be cremated when he dies.
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…