Burying Non-Muslim Relatives
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What should one do if one is responsible for the funeral and burial of a relative who is non-Muslim?
It is permissible for a Muslim to prepare a non-Muslim’s [h: body] for burial, but it is not permissible for him to perform the funeral prayer for him, or to bury him in Muslim graveyards. He must also avoid what non-Muslims habitually do with their corpses if it is prohibited in our religion.
Amjad Rasheed
Amman, Jordan
(Translated by Hamza Karamali)
السؤال : ما ينبغي لشخص أن يفعل إن كان مسؤولاً عن جنازةِ قريبٍ له ودفنِهِ إذا كان القريبُ كافراً ؟
الجواب : يجوز للمسلم أن يجهز الكافرَ للدفن ، لكن لا تجوز الصلاةُ عليه ولا دفنُه في مقابر المسلمين ، وليجتنب ما اعتاد الكفارُ فعلَه بميِّتهم إن كان منهياً عنه في ديننا .
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