Death & Burial
Caring for the dying, washing, shrouding, the funeral prayer and burial.
Burial
Dying
Ghusl
- Ghusl: who may wash whom, and special cases Who is allowed to wash whose body, and what to do for a martyr, a newborn, a drowned person, a decayed body, or when water or a same-sex washer is not available.
- Washing the body (ghusl of the deceased) Who washes the body, the method used, and the water and materials, the full sunnah way of giving ghusl to a deceased Muslim.
Janazah
- How to pray the funeral prayer, with the words to say The four takbirs of salat al-janazah in order, and the exact Arabic, transliteration and translation of the thana, durood and duas said at each.
- The funeral prayer: ruling and conditions Why the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah) is fard kifayah, its conditions, who has the right to lead it, and when it may not be prayed.
Kafan
Misc
- Miscellaneous rules of death and burial Seeing the deceased's face, a spouse's rights, handling a non-Muslim relative's body, visiting graves, and how long mourning lasts.
- The reality of Fatiha What it actually means to "do Fatiha" for someone who has died: reciting the Qur'an or another good deed and sending its reward to their soul.