✦ Who Has the Right to Lower the Deceased into the Grave?
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
According to Islamic teachings, the closest relatives (awliya) of the deceased are more deserving of lowering the deceased into the grave.
🕊 Allah Almighty says:
وأولوا الأرحام بعضهم أولى ببعض
"And those with blood relations are closer to one another."
[Al-Anfal: 75]
For further details, see: Ahkam al-Janaiz: p. 176
The right to participate in the burial, especially in lowering the body into the grave, belongs first and foremost to the deceased’s relatives, in accordance with the Qur’an and Islamic tradition.
✍ Written by: Imran Ayyub Lahori
❖ The Relatives (Awliya) of the Deceased Have the Greatest Right
According to Islamic teachings, the closest relatives (awliya) of the deceased are more deserving of lowering the deceased into the grave.
🕊 Allah Almighty says:
وأولوا الأرحام بعضهم أولى ببعض
"And those with blood relations are closer to one another."
[Al-Anfal: 75] For further details, see: Ahkam al-Janaiz: p. 176✔ Key Point:
The right to participate in the burial, especially in lowering the body into the grave, belongs first and foremost to the deceased’s relatives, in accordance with the Qur’an and Islamic tradition.
