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Islamic Ruling on Transferring a Deceased Person Buried in Land Owned by Someone Else

A deceased person has been buried in land owned by someone else, is it obligatory for the deceased's relatives to purchase that land if it is sold at a lower price?

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Burying and Washing the Dead in the Event of Natural Disasters

If an earthquake-God forbid-took place in a certain area, resulting in a large number of deaths, and there was a dire need for digging mass graves, what is the ruling of Sharia on such graves knowing that people of different faiths are buried together? In addition, what is the ruling on not burying the dead in this case?

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Ruling on Moving the Remains of the Deceased to Family`s Cemetery
What is the ruling of Sharia on moving the remains of the deceased from a private cemetery to family`s cemetery, because his grave is hard to reach by his children and other relatives?
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The Manner of Burial according to Islamic Law

What is the appropriate manner of burial according to Islamic Law?

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Ruling on Moving a Dead Person Buried in Someone`s Land

While on deathbed, my father requested that he is buried on a plot of land owned by his wife, so we did as he willed. After some time, we sold that land and the new owner constructed a residential building in it, so the grave drew closer to that building. Is it permissible that we move it to the Islamic Graveyard?

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Ruling on Destroying Graves Located in Fosqiahs

Is it permissible to destroy graves located in Fosqiahs(Underground Chambers), after full decay of bones, in order to make new ones -underground-in their place ?

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Adding Layers of Dirt over Old Graves to Build New ones

Is it permissible to add layers of dirt over old graves located in what is called " Fosqiahs"(underground chambers) after complete decomposition of corpses where the graves are completely covered with layers of dirt to build new ones over it?

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Ruling on Exhuming Grave Adjacent to Street

Is it permissible to move the corpse of my father, who died 49 years ago, because it is buried in a grave adjacent to the main street, and there is a chance that it goes inside the borders of that street in case it was widened by the municipality?

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Ruling on Constructing Concrete Pavements in a Graveyard

Is it permissible to construct concrete pavements in an endowed graveyard to avoid getting people`s feet muddy during the rainy season?

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Agreeing on Reducing Expenses Related to Condoling a Muslim

In Jordan, a number of clans have presented a unanimous proposal concerning the gatherings made for consoling a person who lost a relative in a bid to reduce expenses and confine the condolence period. What is the Islamic ruling in this regard?

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Judging a Muslim as Disbeliever Requires Certainty

As we kept an eye on the actions of our brother, who lived in Australia for forty years and knew nothing about Islam, we concluded that he was a Buddhist. If we suppose that he was as such, and he passed away, how should we go about his funeral and condolence?

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It is Forbidden to Exhume Grave and Transport Deceased for no Valid Reason

I have buried my father in a grave next to a woman`s. However, her family objected to that and demanded that I dig up the grave and transport the corpse to another place. What is the Islamic ruling on this?

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