11 Rabi'ul Awwal 1448 | 24 August 2026
Is the Lightness of a Janazah a Sign of Righteousness?
Question Is it true that if the weight of the bier [Janazah] feels light, this is a sign that the person was righteous?
1 Muharram 1448 | 17 June 2026
Carrying the Bier for Forty Steps
Question What is the status of this Hadith? "Whoever carries the Janazah for forty steps, forty of his major sins will be wiped out." Ibn Majah
10 Rabi'ul Awwal 1446 | 16 September 2024
The Salam in Janazah Salah
Question Is 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…
4 Rabi'ul Awwal 1446 | 10 September 2024
A Virtue of Carrying the Four Sides of the Bier
Question What is the status of following narration? من حمل جوانب السرير الأربع كفر الله عنه أربعين كبيرة
4 Muharram 1445 | 24 July 2023
Another Version of the Hadith Explaining the Reward for Giving Ghusl to the Deceased
Question Is the following Hadith suitable to to quote? «من غسل ميتا فكتم عليه طهره الله من ذنوبه، فإن كفنه كساه الله من السندس»
16 Dhul Qa'dah 1444 | 7 June 2023
An Untraceable Hadith on the Benefit of Giving Charity on Behalf of the Deceased
Question Is 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…
1 Jumadal Ula 1443 | 8 December 2021
The Virtue of Forty People Offering Janazah Salah Seeking Intercession for the Deceased
Question In your answer here you have alluded to a narration which mentions forty people offering Janazah Salah. Can you provide the text for the narration?
19 Muharram 1443 | 30 August 2021
A Narration Regarding Not Leaving the Deceased Alone
Question Does 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?
24 Dhul Qa'dah 1442 | 6 July 2021
The Full Text of the Hadith About Informing Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to Perform Salatul Janazah
Question Can you please provide the full Hadith you have answered here from Sahih Muslim regarding delaying a Janazah?
6 Ramadan 1442 | 20 April 2021
Abu Umamah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Drives Away Women from a Janazah
Question Can 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."
26 Rabi'ul Awwal 1442 | 14 November 2020
Translation of the Words بَرِّدْ على صاحِبِك
Question Kindly 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…
25 Shawwal 1441 | 19 June 2020
Wording of the Thana in Janazah Salah
Question Are 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.
19 Rabi'ul Awwal 1441 | 19 November 2019
People Hastily Criticise What They Have No Knowledge About
Question Is 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"
5 Safar 1441 | 7 October 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Funeral of a Jew
Question Often, 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…
23 Dhul Hijjah 1440 | 27 August 2019
Another Hadith on the Virtue of a Large Congregation in Janazah Salah
Question Is 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…