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Is it permissible for a Muslim to attend the funeral of a non-Muslim?

Published as Attending the funeral of a non-Muslim

· 6 Rabiʻ II 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for a Muslim to attend the funeral of a non-Muslim?

Answer

It is not permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُم مَّاتَ أَبَدًا وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّـهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ ﴿٨٤﴾ (سورة التوبة)

( ويغسل المسلم ويكفن ويدفن قريبه ) كخاله ( الكافر الأصلي ) أما المرتد فيلقى في حفرة كالكلب ( عند الاحتياج ) فلو له قريب فالأولى تركه لهم ( من غير مراعاة السنة ) فيغسله غسل الثوب النجس ويلفه في خرقة ويلقيه في حفرة وليس للكافر غسل قريبه المسلم (الدر المختار 2/230)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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