Section : Joining the Funeral Procession and Carrying the Coffin. A certain etiquette is recommended while walking in a funeral procession or carrying a coffin: 1. Carrying a coffin and accompanying it to the graveyard is recommended. According to the…
Section : Actions to be Discouraged in a Funeral Procession. While accompanying a funeral procession, it is disliked to: 1. Recite or raise one’s voice or any similar activity. 2. Carrying torches of fire in a funeral procession. 3. Sitting…
Section : N Recite or raise one’s voice or any similar activity. Ibn Al-Munzhir related that Qais ibn ‘Abbad said: “The Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, disliked raising one’s voice on three occasions, namely, funeral processions, when…
Section : Carrying torches or fire in a funeral procession. These are forbidden as they are vestiges of the Days of Ignorance. Ibn Al-Munzhir said: “This practice is disliked by all men of knowledge and scholars on record. Al-Baihaqi said:…
Section : Sitting down, when one is following a funeral, before those carrying the coffin put it down. Bukhari said: “A person accompanying a funeral procession should not sit down until the coffin is placed on the ground, and if…
Section : Remain Seated When a Funeral Procession Passes by. Ahmad has reported that Waqid ibn ‘Amr ibn Sa’d ibn Mu’azh said: -I attended a funeral procession in the tribe of Banu Salimah. I stood up on seeing the funeral…
Section : Permit Women to Accompany a Funeral Procession. Umm ‘Atiyah reported: “We were forbidden to accompany funeral processions, but this prohibition was not mandatory for us.” (Reported by Ahmad, Bukhari, Muslim & Ibn Majah) Abdullah ibn ‘Amr reported: “Once…
Section : Not Attending a Funeral due to Some Forbidden Acts. The author of Al-Mughni said: “If one sees or hears something that is forbidden while attending a funeral, and one is capable of countering and rectifying it, one should…