Is it permissible to make dua for the deceased while touching the coffin/mayyat?
Published as Making dua for the deceased while touching the coffin or mayyit
Question
Is it permissible to make dua for the deceased while touching the coffin/mayyat?
Answer
What is the need to touch the coffin and mayyit when making dua.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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