The Laws of Janaazah

Death is an inevitable event which no man can escape. As such, the reality of death is something which is accepted by both the believer and disbeliever. As far as a disbeliever is concerned, he views death as a terminating point which brings an abrupt end to his existence. As for a believer, he does not consider death to be the end of life. Instead, he considers it to be the beginning of the second phase of the journey towards his ultimate abode – the Hereafter.

When a person has passed away, he becomes a lifeless body in the hands of others. They do with him as they wish. However, now that he is unable to do anything for himself, it is his right upon his near and dear ones, as well as those close to him, that all his matters pertaining to his last moments of life, as well as his ghusal, kafan, burial, winding of his estate and every other aspect relating to his death and after-death, be managed and undertaken in the most perfect way – the way of the Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam).

This book is a compilation of various laws which pertain to the person who is terminally ill, in his final illness or in his final stages, the masaa’il of ghusal, kafan, janaazah, etc. Every Muslim must equip himself with these relevant laws and masaa’il so that the correct procedure could be adopted upon the demise of any person.

To neglect the laws of Deen and the Sunnah of Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) at this critical time in a person’s journey to the Hereafter is indeed an injustice to the marhoom(deceased).