Death

Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, homicide, starvation, dehydration, and accidents or major trauma resulting in terminal injury. In most cases, bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.

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Water . Grave . Burial . Death

What is the significance of pouring water on the grave of a deceased person immediately after burial?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 2 years ago

It is recommended to pour water on the grave of a deceased immediately after burial as we read in many authentic Hadeeths. It helps the deceased in his grave.

Wassalam.

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Pet . Burial . Death

I have pet cats and would like to know if I would have to bury them or if Islamically I can cremate them once they die?

Burying dead animals is the usual practice since beginning to save the environment. Cremating dead body of animals is permitted according to leading Islamic scholars.

Wassalam.

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Heaven . Children . Death

Do babies who die remain babies in heaven or do they grow up?

Babies who die, will be looked after by Sara wife of Ibraheem in Paradise as we have in the narration. They will enjoy best of their childhood and bounties of Allah in Paradise. They will remain babies in the Paradise.

Wassalam.

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Law . Death . Police

I am a law enforcement official. What is my position in a religious sense if I am being shot at and I shoot back and the person dies?

First of all you as a Muslim should avoid harming any innocent person. Just suspension about a person is not enough but concrete evidence must be known to you.
If a person tries to shoot you, you should try to protect yourself in every possible way. If you to protect yourself by shooting back, you should avoid killing the person as much as you can. You should never try to kill a person if you have any other way to protect yourself.

'I advise you to be away from a job which can lead you to kill any human being.

Wassalam.

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Father . Death . Children . House . Inheritance

After our father's death, can we the children come together and demand that the house we grew up in be left out of the sharing and splitting of his possessions so that we can keep that house as a family house?

If all who are entitled in the inheritance agree to leave their shares in the house and keep the house for the common use of the family, then it is for them to do that. If any one from them objects in that, others must give him his share from the house.

Wassalam.

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Death . Shahada

Could it be that a person's intentions of saying "La ilaha illallah" were enough if they only managed to say "La ilaha" before passing away, or will they be punished for their words?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 2 years ago

Inshallah, the intentions are sufficient.

Allah rewards and punishes based on intent, not accidental actions.

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Islam . Nature . God (Allah) . Meaning . Death

I know in Islam there is the belief that Allah does not have a beginning or an end. So does that mean he cannot die? But could he cause himself to not exist anymore or does this go against the nature of God?

Hassanain Govani, Hassanain Govani is based in Sweden and has an MA in History of Religion from Uppsala University and an MA in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College of London, and has also studied Arabic in... Answered 2 years ago

Salaamun Alaykum

In addition to the previous reply, perhaps below might be useful:
Our understanding of concepts such as "life", "death" and "existence" is coloured by our experiences. Our frame of reference is the reality that we inhabit, and it cannot be any other way. Even when we use words such as "nature of God", it is our understanding of the words "nature" and "God".

Therefore, when we talk of God as being "Alive", "Everlasting", and such, our immediate frame of reference is our own lives and existence. When we see that we come from being non-existent into existence, that we live and die, we sometimes might think of God as being alive and existing in the same manner.

Some theologians and philosophers will explain that God, who is the "source" of all that exists, is existence Himself. Whereas our existence is contingent, meaning it's dependent and possible, God's existence (or perhaps God as existence) is necessary.

I hope that the above discussion has shed some light. At the end of the day, all of our ruminations and musings are limited by our own limitations.

Always in need of your prayers
Hassanain

Islam . Nature . God (Allah) . Meaning . Death

Allah is The Everlasting Alive الحيّ ALHAYY and He never dies as He Created the life and death on all His creatures and He is above whatever He Created.

We have no ability to know or even think about Him, but we should think about what He Created. The Hadeeth says: Don't think in Allah's Self but think in Allah's creatures.

Wassalam.

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Death . Prophet Muhammad . Mawlid

What is the correct day and date of death and birth of Prophet Mohammad SAW and what is the documentary evidence that supports it?

There are many different narrations in Sunni books about the dates of birth and death of the Prophet (SAWA). We have taken the most authentic narrations from Ahlul Bayt (AS) who know about the Prophet more than any other narrator, stating that his birth was on 17th of Rabi’ual ‘Awwal, and his martyrdom was on 28th of Safar.

Wassalam.

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Salah (Prayers) . Death

What is the evidence to support the practice of praying Salat Wahshat for the deceased?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 3 years ago

Bismihi ta'ala

What we can see from our esteemed scholars is they refer to this prayer as "salat laylatul-dafn", the prayer of the night after burial, or "salat hadiyatul mayyit" prayer of a gift to the deceased, or "salat laylatul wahshah", prayer of the night of loneliness.

One narration for this prayer is:

قال رسول الله (ص) لا يأتي على الميت أشد من أول ليلة فارحموا موتاكم بالصدقة فإن لم تجدوا فليصل أحدكم ركعتين: يقرأ في الأولى الحمد وآية الكرسي وفي الثانية الحمد والقدر عشرا فإذا سلم قال: “اللهم صل على محمد وآل محمد، وابعث ثوابهما إلى قبر فلان”. فإنه تعالى يبعث من ساعته ألف ملك إلى قبره مع كل ملك ثوب وحلة …

This is in al-Misbah, by al-Kaf'ami, p. 164.

Our Maraji' taqleed also consider this prayer to be mustahab as well.

And Allah knows best

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Death . Organ Donation

Is it allowed for one to donate his organs for medical reasons after death?

Despite different opinions among big scholars in this matter based in the opinion on whether human body belongs to The Creator Allah or to the human beings himself, most of them say that it is allowed to donate organs after death for the sake of saving life of a human being.

Wassalam.

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Vaccine . Injury . Death

Is it permissible for a Muslim to participate in a medical trial of an experimental vaccine that could cause injury or death to the participant but could save many lives in the future?

If the risk is considerable, then it is not allowed to expose yourself or other human deigns to a risk of life.
Wassalam.