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Islamic Funeral
A.s. I would like to know What is the islamic way of dealing with the dead from the initial death to the burial to the subsequent events. Usually we see many innovations in the way this is done. Eg. The people of who have lost a loved one preparing or purchasing food for people coming over to their place instead of the other way round. Saying the takbeer and kalma loudly while taking the dead to the grave. Quran khanis etc. Is reading the quran at the graveyard for the individual after everyone has left allowed / sunnah?. Is there any hadith sunnah that the prophet (SAW) put his finger inside the dirt Of the grave and prayed or read a specific verse and is throwing fist full of sand at the grave by everyone a sunnah or hadith.
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Islamic Funeral
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Islam doesn’t have any prescribed set practices for the funeral other than bathing the body, enshrouding it, offering the salat-e-janaza, and finally burying the body. The rest are culture and customs and they vary from one region of the world to another.
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Could you please explain the above in a little detail?. Also how would be able to cater to these in a society where these are considered a norm and deviating from them makes one a pariah in the society.
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There are no details for any such practices in Islam except for the salat-e-janaza which can be found in Ghamidi sahab’s book Meezan. Bathing the body, enshrouding it, and burying it are all self evident – I don’t think that any details are required for these.
To understand what is bidah please refer to:
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Dealing with the society where certain bidahs are considered a norm is a separate discussion, but in short, it’s no different than dealing with the society where other evil deeds are considered norm. In fact the severity of bidah is much higher. In such situations one should find ways to avoid any bidah but still be able to maintain ties with the society.
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