10 Rabi'ul Awwal 144824 August 2026
Is the Lightness of a Janazah a Sign of Righteousness?
QuestionIs it true that if the weight of the bier [Janazah] feels light, this is a sign that the person was righteous?
Janazah
1 Muharram 144817 June 2026
Carrying the Bier for Forty Steps
QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? "Whoever carries the Janazah for forty steps, forty of his major sins will be wiped out." Ibn Majah
12 Rabi'ul Awwal 144616 September 2024
The Salam in Janazah Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "There are three things which were practiced by Rasulullah that the people have now abandoned, one of them being: Saying the salam in the Janazah salah like in normal Salah."
6 Rabi'ul Awwal 144610 September 2024
A Virtue of Carrying the Four Sides of the Bier
QuestionWhat is the status of following narration? من حمل جوانب السرير الأربع كفر الله عنه أربعين كبيرة
6 Muharram 144524 July 2023
Another Version of the Hadith Explaining the Reward for Giving Ghusl to the Deceased
QuestionIs the following Hadith suitable to to quote? «من غسل ميتا فكتم عليه طهره الله من ذنوبه، فإن كفنه كساه الله من السندس»
18 Dhul Qa'dah 14447 June 2023
An Untraceable Hadith on the Benefit of Giving Charity on Behalf of the Deceased
QuestionIs it true that it is narrated in a Hadith something to the effect that when one gives charity on behalf of a deceased person, Jibril ('alayhis salam) together with 70 000 angels present it to the deceased in the form of gifts of the Hereafter?
3 Jumadal Ula 14438 December 2021
The Virtue of Forty People Offering Janazah Salah Seeking Intercession for the Deceased
QuestionIn your answer here you have alluded to a narration which mentions forty people offering Janazah Salah. Can you provide the text for the narration?
21 Muharram 144330 August 2021
A Narration Regarding Not Leaving the Deceased Alone
QuestionDoes it come in a narration that we should not leave the body of the deceased alone as Shaytan has the ability to cause mischief by entering the body?
26 Dhul Qa'dah 14426 July 2021
The Full Text of the Hadith About Informing Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to Perform Salatul Janazah
QuestionCan you please provide the full Hadith you have answered here from Sahih Muslim regarding delaying a Janazah?
8 Ramadan 144220 April 2021
Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Drives Away Women from a Janazah
QuestionCan you mention the reference for this and the Arabic text? "'Amr ibn Qays reported that we were at a funeral and Abu Umamah saw women present so he chased them away."
28 Rabi'ul Awwal 144214 November 2020
Translation of the Words بَرِّدْ على صاحِبِك
QuestionKindly provide the translation for the following words of the Hadith: قال: بَرِّدْ على صاحِبِك، ثم عَجِّلْ قضاءَه، ثمَّ لَقِيه عن عبدالله بن عمر رضي الله عنه قال: مات ميتٌ، فمروا على رسولِ الله ﷺ فدَعَوه للصلاةِ عليه، فقال: على صاحِبِكم دَينٌ؟ قالوا: نعم، يا رسولَ اللهِ، دينارانِ، قال: صلُّوا…
27 Shawwal 144119 June 2020
Wording of the Thana in Janazah Salah
QuestionAre the words "Jalla thana-uka" which are added in the thana of Janazah Salah, found in any Hadith? I have come across these words in a narration of Musnadul Firdaws.
21 Rabi'ul Awwal 144119 November 2019
People Hastily Criticise What They Have No Knowledge About
QuestionIs this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) or the statement of a Sahabi? "How hastily people criticise and fault that about which they know little about"
7 Safar 14417 October 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Funeral of a Jew
QuestionOften, we hear people narrating an incident that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once saw the Janazah of a Jew passing. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was very sad/cried and commented something to the effect that he is also of my Ummah. Please advise regarding the status of this narration.
25 Dhul Hijjah 144027 August 2019
Another Hadith on the Virtue of a Large Congregation in Janazah Salah
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If a group of Muslims numbering one hundred, offer Janazah Salah over a dead person all of them interceding for him, their intercession for him will be accepted."