1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

27 Questions

Is it permissible for a man to perform the final rites of his wife such as bathing, shrouding and burial?
Mateen Charbonneau

Yes it is permissible.
Where is Sayyeda Zainab (AS) buried? Is it true that according to most scholars she is buried in Syria?
Abbas Di Palma

as salam alaikum

there are three major opinions as far as the place of burial of Sayyidah Zaynab, peace be upon her: Madinah, Damascus and Cairo. Different scholars tried to bring evidences in favor and against each one of them. It is very difficult to bring a definitive proof for any of them. The scholars have also differed as to the "strongest probability" may be, it is therefore appropriate to be cautious in judgment even after having analyzed the various sources.

With prayers for your success.
Can a husband and wife be buried in the same grave plot?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

According to Ayatullah Sistani, there is no problem in burying husband and wife in the same plot of grave. It is better to bury every one in a separate grave.

Wassalam.
I am the only Muslim in my family and my deceased mother was cremated according to her wishes. Her ashes will be buried, but is it permissible for some of her ashes to be used in making memorial jewellery, such as a ring, to be kept by the family?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

​​​​​Cremating any human body is absolutely forbidden in Islam, and the will to be cremated is invalid , because human being is honoured in Quran ( We have honoured the children of Adam, and We have carried them on land and sea, and granted them from good things, and preferred them above many of our creatures a marked preferment.( Sura 17, Verse 70).

It is also not allowed to use the ashes in making memorial jewelleries or any thing else. It must be buried only.

Wassalam.