Reward for Fever and Illness
2Reward for Visiting the Sick
3Ruling on Visiting the Sick and Following the Funeral Procession
4What to Say When Asked About a Sick Person and What the Sick Person Should Say When Visited
5What to Say at the Time of a Dying Person's Agony
6A Menstruating Woman Being Present with the Deceased
7Instructing the Dying Person (Talqin)
8Which Direction Should the Deceased Be Placed?
9What to Recite When Closing the Eyes of the Deceased
10Closing the Eyes of the Deceased
11Covering the Private Parts of the Deceased During Ghusl; Not Leaving Them Exposed
12Placing Something on the Abdomen of the Deceased
13From Which Side Should Ghusl of the Deceased Begin?
14How Many Times Should the Deceased Be Washed, and What Should Be Added to the Water?
15If Lotus Leaves Are Unavailable, Use Khitmi or Ishan Plants for Ghusl of the Deceased
16How Many Washes Are Sufficient for the Deceased?
17If Something Comes Out of the Deceased After Ghusl
18Pressing the Abdomen of the Deceased
19Some Scholars Say the Deceased Should Be Moved but Not Turned Face Down
20Giving Ghusl to the Deceased with Hot Water
21Should the Nails and Hair of the Deceased Be Cut After Ghusl?
22What Should Be Done with the Nails or Hair Cut from the Deceased?
23Ghusl of the Deceased by a Person in Janabah or a Menstruating Woman
24If a Man Dies Among Women with No Man Present, or a Woman Dies Among Men with No Woman Present
25Is It Permissible for a Woman to Give Ghusl to Her Husband?
26A Man Giving Ghusl to His Wife
27A Man Giving Ghusl to His Daughter
28Women Giving Ghusl to Children
29How to Arrange a Woman's Hair After Ghusl
30Should a Murdered or Martyred Person Be Buried as Is or Given Ghusl?
31Is Ghusl Given to One Who Is Stoned to Death?
32Is Ghusl Given to One Who Drowns?
33What to Do If a Person in Janabah or a Menstruating Woman Dies
34How and Where to Apply Perfume to the Deceased
35Placing Cotton on the Face of the Deceased
36Placing Something at the Anus and Other Places Where Discharge Is Feared
37Some Scholars Allow the Use of Musk and Perfume
38Some Scholars Dislike Applying Musk to the Deceased
39How Many Shrouds Should Be Used for the Deceased
40How Many Shrouds for a Woman
41Where to Place the Khirqah on a Woman When Shrouding
42How Many Shrouds for a Male Child
43How Many Shrouds for a Female Child
44How to Cover a Woman's Head When Shrouding
45How to Tie the Head of a Male Deceased
46Perfuming the Shroud—Should It Be Done Before or After Shrouding?
47Perfuming the Shroud an Odd Number of Times
48Those Who Prefer the Shroud to Be of Thick Cloth
49The Shroud Should Be White, Though Other Colors Are Also Permitted
50Beautifying the Shroud, and Those Who Permitted Not Doing So
51Some Scholars Say the Person Who Gives Ghusl to the Deceased Need Not Perform Ghusl
52Some Scholars Say Ghusl Is Obligatory for the One Who Gave Ghusl to the Deceased
53Should a Muslim Perform Ghusl After Washing a Polytheist?
54The Reward for Giving Ghusl to the Deceased
55Some Scholars Say Scented Powder or Earth Should Be on the Bier or Coffin
56How to Place the Deceased on the Bier
57Should the Bier of the Deceased Be Perfumed?
58Carrying the Incense Burner Behind the Deceased
59Should a Person Place His Neck Between the Two Legs of the Bier?
60If Someone Says During the Funeral Procession: 'Seek Forgiveness for Him, May Allah Forgive You'—Its Ruling
61Raising the Voice During the Funeral Procession
62Announcing a Funeral Is Disliked
63Some Scholars Permit Announcing a Funeral
64Some Scholars Permit Walking in Front of the Funeral Procession
65One Who Prefers to Walk Behind the Funeral
66Some Scholars Permit Riding Ahead of the Funeral Procession
67Some Scholars Dislike Riding and Walking Ahead of the Funeral
68Disapproval of Rushing in the Funeral Procession
69Should the Funeral Be Taken Quickly to the Cemetery or Not?
70From Which Side Should the Bier Be Lifted First?
71How Much Carrying of the Bier Is Sufficient
72Some Scholars Dislike Women Attending Funerals
73Some Scholars Permit Women to Attend Funerals and Do Not Object to Their Wailing
74If Someone Bequeaths That a Specific Person Lead His Funeral Prayer
75Giving Precedence to the Local Imam for Leading the Funeral Prayer
76Performing the Funeral Prayer at Sunrise or Sunset
77Which Should Be Performed First: Funeral Prayer or Obligatory Prayer?
78What to Say When Carrying the Bier
79A Man or Woman Performing the Funeral Prayer While Mounted
80Prohibition of Wailing and Tearing Clothes Over the Deceased
81Feeding People and Wailing Upon Death
82Reciting (Qur'an) Behind the Funeral
83If Someone Attends the Funeral but Does Not Carry the Bier
84Supplications Recited in the Funeral Prayer
85Some Scholars Say There Is No Fixed Supplication for the Funeral Prayer
86What to Recite After the Four Takbirs in the Funeral Prayer
87Raising the Hands in the Takbirs of the Funeral Prayer: Some Say in Every Takbir, Others Say Only Once
88One Who Joins the Funeral Prayer Between Two Takbirs
89Those Who Recite Surah al-Fatihah in the Funeral Prayer
90Some Scholars Say There Is No Recitation in the Funeral Prayer
91Some scholars hold that there are four takbirs in the funeral prayer
92Some scholars say there are five takbirs in the funeral prayer
93Some scholars recite three takbirs in the funeral prayer
94Some scholars say there are seven or nine takbirs in the funeral prayer
95If someone has no wudu and fears missing the funeral prayer if he goes to make wudu
96Some scholars permit performing the funeral prayer without tayammum in this case
97If someone misses some takbirs in the funeral prayer, should he make them up or not?
98If someone joins the funeral prayer after the imam has said the takbir, should he join immediately or wait for the imam's takbir?
99Some scholars say the salam in the funeral prayer should not be said aloud
100How many salams are there in the funeral prayer?
101If someone accompanies the funeral to the graveyard, he should not sit until the body is placed down
102Some scholars permit sitting before the body is placed down
103If someone performs the funeral prayer, is he permitted to leave without the group's permission?
104Where should one stand for the funeral prayer of a woman and where for a man?
105Where to stand when the funeral of a man and woman are together
106Some say men are placed closer to the imam and women in front of them in funeral prayers
107Some scholars say the woman's body should be placed closer to the imam
108Some scholars say men's and women's funeral prayers should be performed separately
109When the funeral of a man and a child are together
110Should people wait for someone after placing the body down?
111Some scholars say the funeral prayer should be performed for a miscarried fetus
112Some scholars say the funeral prayer is not performed for a child unless it cries after birth
113Ruling on the funeral prayer for a child born of zina
114The reward for accompanying the funeral prayer and burial
115What of the people's supplications for the deceased reach him?
116The ruling on making a lahd for the deceased and disliking the shaqq
117How many people should lower the deceased into the grave
118How many people should lower a woman into the grave and who among her relatives has more right
119Burying two people in one grave
120What has been reported regarding the depth of the grave
121Hanging a cloth over the grave
122Untying the knots of the deceased
123Unwrapping (tearing) the shroud
124The deceased should be lowered into the grave from the feet side
125Some scholars say the deceased should be lowered into the grave from the qiblah side
126Supplication to recite when lowering the deceased into the grave
127Supplicating after burying and leveling the grave
128Soil should be placed over the deceased in the grave
129Whoever wishes to have soil placed over him
130Some scholars say bamboo or reeds should be placed over the lahd
131Should bricks be embedded or stood upright on the grave?
132Making the grave mound-shaped
133Placing a marker on the grave and writing on it
134Some scholars prefer raising the grave
135Pitching a tent over the grave
136Placing something under the deceased in the grave
137Standing by the grave until the burial is completed
138Some scholars dislike standing on the grave
139Plastering the grave
140Dislike of walking over graves with one's feet
141Ruling on urinating or relieving oneself between graves
142Greeting the graves when passing by, and some scholars permit not doing so
143Some scholars dislike greeting the people of the graveyard
144Whoever visits the Prophet's (ﷺ) grave should send salam
145Leveling the graves
146Plastering the grave with clay
147Permission for visiting graves
148Some scholars dislike visiting graves
149Burying at night
150If a close relative who is a polytheist dies, should one attend his funeral?
151What to do if someone dies at sea
152Joining the funeral procession by taking a different route
153If someone bequeaths to be buried in a specific place
154If someone commits suicide or a woman gives birth after zina, should their funeral prayer be performed?
155If a disbeliever or prisoner testifies once and then dies, should his funeral prayer be performed?
156The reward for someone whose child passes away
157Burying a man and a woman in the same grave
158If a Christian woman dies while pregnant with a Muslim's child, where should she be buried?
159Should a menstruating woman perform the funeral prayer?
160Performing the funeral prayer over bones and skulls
161Standing when a funeral passes by
162Some scholars dislike standing for the funeral procession
163Visiting sick Jews and Christians (disbelievers)
164Performing the funeral prayer after burial—who did this?
165Some scholars say the funeral prayer should not be performed after burial
166What has been reported regarding the funeral prayer of King Najashi
167Who has more right to lead the funeral prayer, the husband or the brother?
168Some scholars see no harm in performing the funeral prayer in the mosque
169Some scholars dislike performing the funeral prayer in the mosque
170What to say upon hearing news of someone's death
171Dislike of cursing the dead
172Some scholars dislike crowding at funerals
173Praising the deceased when the funeral passes by
174Some scholars say whoever carries the bier should make wudu
175Hastening the burial and not delaying it
176Mention of sudden death
177Wiping the sweat from the deceased's forehead at the time of death
178Prohibition of burying certain items with the murdered person
179If someone dies owing a debt, some scholars say the funeral prayer should not be performed until the debt is paid
180If a person leaves something behind after death
181Description of the punishment of the grave
182Things that reduce the punishment of the grave
183Description of questioning in the grave
184The status of young Muslim children
185The death of the beloved son of the Prophet (ﷺ), Ibrahim
186Sprinkling water on the grave
187How the soul of a believer and a disbeliever is taken
188What to say when lifting the bier
189Kissing the deceased after death
190What to say to someone being consoled
191The reward for shrouding the deceased
192What benefits reach the deceased after death (from good deeds)
193True patience is at the onset of calamity
194Exhuming graves (transferring to another place)
195Lamenting over the deceased
196Some scholars permit listening to lamentation
197Prohibition of weeping over the deceased
198Some scholars permit weeping over the deceased
199Regarding the Prophet (ﷺ) not weeping
200Transferring the deceased or murdered from one place to another
201Walking with shoes among the graves
202Dislike of drawing water from wells in the graveyard