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Is an affidavit required to bury a new Muslim in a Muslim graveyard

· 21 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

A revert muslim is required to be buried. People in the community can verify he or she is a Muslim. The trustee who controls the qabrastan requests for an affidavit confirming that the deceased is a Muslim. (Take into account that doing an affidavit which may be commissioned by a non believer).

Answer

An affidavit is not required. If it is known that he or she was a believer, then he or she should be buried in the Muslim graveyard.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

قال الشامي : تتمة قال في الأحكام لا بأس بأن يقبر المسلم في مقابر المشركين إذا لم يبق من علاماتهم شيء كما في خزانة الفتاوى وإن بقي من عظامهم شيء تنبش وترفع الآثار وتتخذ مسجدا لما روي أن مسجد النبي كان قبل مقبرة للمشركين فنبشت كذا في الواقعات اه (رد المختار 2/234)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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