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Quranic inscriptions on janaazah carriers, mats etc.

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Q: At a janazah a mat (musallah) to cover the dead body while leaving home a Qur’anic verse is written on it! My question is are all the mats written the same when covering a dead body and what is written on it and why is it done?

Bismillaah

A: It is not permissible to use janaazah carriers, mats etc. that have Quranic inscriptions on it.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

وقد أفتى ابن الصلاح بأنه لا يجوز أن يكتب على الكفن يس والكهف ونحوهما خوفا من صديد الميت والقياس المذكور ممنوع لأن القصد ثم التمييز وهنا التبرك فالأسماء المعظمة باقية على حالها فلا يجوز تعريضها للنجاسة والقول بأنه يطلب فعله مردود لأن مثل ذلك لا يحتج به إلا إذا صح عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم طلب ذلك وليس كذلك اه وقدمنا قبيل باب المياه عن الفتح أنه تكره كتابة القرآن وأسماء الله تعالى على الدراهم والمحاريب والجدران وما يفرش وما ذاك إلا لاحترامه وخشية وطئه ونحوه ممافيه إهانة فالمنع هنا بالأولى ما لم يثبت عن المجتهد أو ينقل فيه حديث ثابت فتأمل نعم نقل بعض المحشين عن فوائد الشرجي أن مما يكتب على جبهة الميت بغير مداد بالأصبع المسبحة بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وعلى الصدر لا إله الله محمد رسول الله وذلك بعد الغسل قبل التكفين اه والله أعلم (رد المحتار 2/246)

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Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

Tags: janaza, Quran

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