Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question What is the appropriate Islamic understanding of reports that non-Muslims sometimes see deceased relatives at the moment of death and appear to pass away peacefully? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate There is nothing impossible about the dying being witness to things of the unseen […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question Is it permissible to suture wounds, close the mouth, insert eye caps, or apply cosmetic treatment to a deceased Muslim for aesthetic viewing rather than necessity? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah guide us to what pleases Him. Amin. It is not permissible […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question My wife’s cousin was to marry a student of mine on a certain day, and everyone expected me to attend. Two days earlier, my cousin’s grandmother and her friend died. I brought the body home before the funeral in her hometown. The funeral coincided with the marriage, causing conflict. […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question If someone kills a Muslim believing the person to be a non-Muslim, is this considered accidental killing? Does the ruling differ based on circumstances? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate In the Shafi‘i school, the ruling is based on the intention behind the act, […]