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Placing a cloth over the grave when burying a female

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Q: Is it fardh to place a cloth over a female’s grave when burying her?

Bismillaah

A: It is mustahab to place a cloth over a female’s grave at the time of burying. However, if there is fear that part of the kafan of the female may become exposed, then placing a cloth over a female’s grave will be waajib (compulsory).

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

(ويسجى) أي يغطى (قبرها) لو خنثى قال في الشامية : أي بثوب ونحوه استحبابا حال إدخالها القبر حتى يسوي اللبن على اللحد كذا في شرح المنية والإمداد ونقل الخير الرملي أن الزيلعي صرح في كتاب الخنثى أنه على سبيل الوجوب قلت ويمكن التوفيق بحمله على ما إذا غلب على الظن ظهور شيء من بدنها تأمل (رد المحتار 2 /236)

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.

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