Fiqh-us Sunnah Section 60. Contemplation Of Death and Preparation for it by Good Deed

Section : Sudden Death. Abu Daw’ud reported from ‘Ubaid ibn Khalid al-Sullami, a companion of the Prophet, peace be upon him, that once he narrated from ‘Ubaid and another time from the Prophet himself, peace be upon him, saying: “Being…

Section : The Reward of a Person Losing a Child. Bukhari reported from Anas that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “A Muslim who loses three of his children before they come of age will be brought to Paradise…

Section : The Life-Span of Muslims. Tirmizhi reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “The life-span of those in my ummah is 60 to 70 years. And a very few of them will exceed this…

Section : Death: A Form of Rest. Bukhari and Muslim reported from Abu Qatadah that once, when the Prophet passed by a funeral, he said: “He is (now) in peace secure from others and others are in peace secure from…

Section : Preparation for the Burial of the Dead. The body of the deceased person must be prepared for burial, washed, and shrouded, and a funeral prayer must be offered for him. Then he should be buried.

Section : Washing the Dead. The majority of jurists are of the opinion that washing the body of a dead Muslim is a fard kifayah or a collective obligation. If some people attend to it, it is done on behalf…

Section : Who is to be Washed and Who is Not. The body of a deceased Muslim, other than one killed in a battlefield by the infidels, should be washed.

Section : Washing Severed Parts of a Body. There is a difference of opinion among Muslim jurists concerning washing parts severed from a body. According to Ash-Shafi’i, Ahmad and Ibn Hazm these parts must be washed and shrouded, and funeral…

Section : A Martyr does not need to be Washed. The body of a martyr, that is, a Muslim killed in a battle at the hands of disbelievers, may not be washed even though it is in a state of…

Section : The Martyrs whose Bodies must be Washed and for whom Funeral Prayer must be Performed. Those who are not killed in a battle by disbelievers, though they may be regarded as martyrs in Islamic law, should be washed…

Section : A Disbeliever is not to be Washed. It is not necessary for a Muslim to wash a disbeliever’s body. Some scholars, however, consider it permissible. According to the Maliki and Hanbali schools, a Muslim may not wash a…

Section : Washing a Dead Body. The entire body must be washed with water, at least once, regardless of whether the deceased is a male and needed a ritual bath, or a female who was menstruating at the time (of…

Section : Cleaning the Body by Tayammum When Water is Unavailable. If there is no water to wash the dead body, then it may be cleaned with tayammum (ablution with dust), for Allah says in the Qur’an: “If you do…

Section : One Spouse Washing the Other. The jurists are agreed on the permissibility of a wife washing the body of her dead husband. ‘Aishah said: “Had I known then what I know now, I would not have allowed anyone,…

Section : A Woman Washing a Boy. Ibn al-Munzhir said: “All great scholars are agreed that a woman may wash the body of a young boy.”