Find answers to your Islamic questions 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.
Q: I recently read an article which claims that it is permissible for a Muslim to take out a medical aid contract. The article explained that if a stipulated monthly fee is paid to the medical aid company in return for which they assume responsibility for the client’s hospitalization or medical expenses, it will be permissible…. read more »
Q: Is there any virtue for a kaafir who passes away on a Friday. Like no punishment in the grave? A: The virtue of passing away on a Friday is for believers not for disbelievers. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & Approved: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo… read more »
Q: My mother’s grave is under the shade of a neem tree. She passed away a year and a half ago from abdominal cancer. Now after rain, there are some neem plants growing on her grave. Is it some sign? And should we let them grow there or we can grow them in a place… read more »
Q: Does the dead persons soul see who attends his/her janazah prayers and who buries them? Is the soul returned to the body every time someone visits the grave to offer their duas. A: There are no details about all of this in the hadeeth or Quraan. So we do not have to pay attention… read more »
Q: It it known that the mubarak grave of Hazrat Amina (the mother of our beloved Nabi [sallallahu alaihi wasallam]) is in Abwa close to Makkah Mukarramah? Is it permissible to visit the place? A: This was not the practice of the pious of the past nor of present. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows… read more »
Q: 1. What is the correct method of doing esaal-e-sawaab during ziyarat of a grave in the graveyard? 2. Are we supposed to raise the hands like in dua while doing esaal-e-sawaab facing the grave? A: 1. There is no specific way. Whatever Qur’aan Shareef you wish to recite you may recite and pass on… read more »
Q: What response do I give to this sister. She sent me the following: I have a question regarding visiting Rawdah (Blessed grave of Nabi [sallallahu alaihi wasallam]) as the workers here have created a doubt in my mind. Is it possible to get the answer? A staff member was explaining that when we (ladies)… read more »
Q: Recently a woman told us that when you go for hajj and go to Madina Munawwarah to visit the grave of the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam), a woman should wear new green clothes, perfume, bangles, henna and apply red colored pigment (called gandasa) on her lips. Is it all true or bidah? Also,… read more »
Q: We have seen in the UK when a body is laid in the grave, they remove the cloth from the face. A: This is not a sunnah practice. And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best. Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada Checked & Approved: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach) Source
Q: I want to know if a Muslim brother dies and if he succeded in giving the answer to the three questions in grave, what will happen to his dead body? Will it remain in it’s orignal form or will it decompose? A: The body is just a vehicle in the next realm. The vehicle does… read more »