Death & Janazah · Subtopic
Esaal-e-Thawaab & Mourning
165 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Esaal-e-Thawaab & Mourning, part of Death & Janazah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Esaal-e-Thawaab & Mourning fatawa — page 2 of 5
- Mufti Online26 Aug 2019
Giving money to someone to perform hajj for esaal-e-thawaab
1. Can a sum of money be given to a person going for hajj for sawaab for a marhoom who never made hajj? 2. What would constitute a fair amount to be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Aug 2019
Method of esaal-e-thawaab at the graveyard
1. What is the correct method of doing esaal-e-sawaab during ziyarat of a grave in the graveyard? 2. Are we supposed to raise the hands like in dua…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Aug 2019Roman Urdu
Kiya marne wale ko bataya jata he ke kis ne esaale-e-sawab parha?
Kiya marne ke bad marne wala bhi apne azizo ko yaad karta he aur jo esaal-e-sawab ke liye parha jata he marne wale ko bataya jata he ke kis ne parha…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2019
Conveying reward to one's living or deceased parents
Kindly confirm if reciting Quraan and offering charity for the living or deceased parents is going to reward them or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Apr 2019
Conveying the reward of Durood Shareef
I have heard from a scholar that the rewards that have been added to our account for reciting durood (salawaat) for Nabi (sallallahu alaihi…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Mar 2019
Traveling to attend a janaazah or to console the bereaved
1. Is it permissible to travel to attend the funeral of a close relative like one's parents? 2. Can one travel after the burial of a close relative…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Mar 2019
Making dua for Muslims who committed suicide
1. Can we pray for our Muslim brothers and sisters who have comitted sucide? 2. If yes, then how?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Purchasing a Quraan audio reciter for sadaqah jaariyah
Is it considered Sadaqatul Jaariya if I purchase a Quraan audio reciter device and whenever anyone listens to the Quraan from this device during my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2019
Giving sadaqah on behalf of one's deceased mother
I want to know about sadaqah. My mother passed away and I want to give some sadaqah in her name. Is this allowed in Islam? Which type of sadaqah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Dec 2018
Performing salat-ul-tasbeeh and conveying the reward to the deceased
Can we perform salat-ul-tasbeeh for a person who passed away?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Nov 2018
Conveying the reward of reciting the kalimah to the deceased
I want to know if we can recite the whole Kalima "Laa ilaaha illallah Muhammadur Rasulullah" for the dead person so that the sawab of reciting this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2018
Best form of esaal-e-thawaab
My grandmother passed away recently. What is the best thing to read for her?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Oct 2018
Does the deceased know who is sending thawaab to him?
With regards to esaale thawaab; is the person told who is sending reward for him? And when is it passed on to him? I vaguely recall coming across…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Oct 2018
Period for consoling the bereaved
In Islam, is offering condolences limited to three days? If a person passes away on Monday and is buried on Tuesday, how will one calculate three…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2018
Conveying the reward of good deeds to the deceased
Recently a woman's husband had passed away and on a ladies group we are all on someone asked for those who wished to read a para or more. She used…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2018
Reciting Kalimah Tayyibah and conveying the reward to the deceased
Can you tell me good zikr for my forefathers and for my parents, something I can do in this world so they may get good place in the Aakhirah.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2018
Conveying the reward of Salaatul Tasbeeh to someone
Can salaatul tasbeeh be prayed with the intention of conveying its reward to someone else?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jul 2018Roman Urdu
Maghrib ke waqt murde ko parehaan hona aur esaal-e-thawaab?
Kya magrib k waqt murde qabr me preshan rahte hai kya hm log ghar me fatiah padh kr bakhsh sakte hai iska sawb milega k nhi
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN4 Apr 2018
Does the giver also receive the reward of Esaale Sawaab?
If you give sadaqah in someone else’s name, does the giver of the sadaqah get any reward? Or does the reward go completely to the one in who’s name…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online3 Apr 2018
Making dua for a person who commits suicide
Can we pray for a person who commited sucide? If yes, then I heard many times that a persom who commits sucide can't enter paradise.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Apr 2018
Risalatun noor of Sheikh Sayeed nursi
can I read Risala-e-noor collection written by sayeed nursi? please advise.
Tareque Ahmed - Mufti Online24 Jan 2018
Sending esaal-e-thawaab for Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
Can one send esaal-e-thawaab to Rasulullah صلى الله عليه وسلم? For example, when one recites/listens to Quran, can one send the reward?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2017
Musaafir staying in a place with the intention of leaving before 15 days
I have travelled with my family safar distance to a major city with many suburbs within it, we will be staying in the madressa property in this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Nov 2017Roman Urdu
Kya umrah bina kisi ke naam se nahi kiya ja sakta?
Kya umrah bina kisi ke naam se nahi kiya ja sakta?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Waalidain ko sawaab phonchaana
Kia zakaat ya koi or farz ada karnay ka sawab kisi or ya waliden ko bhi pohnchaya ja sakta h?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Oct 2017
Isaal-e-Thawaab
Can you please clarify question about nafil sadaka: is it true that if i give sadaka and want to give reward from it to my parents, they will…
Muhammad IV Patel - Mufti Online4 Oct 2017
Do the deceased know who conveys esaal-e-thawaab?
When we read esale sawaab and send to the deceased, do the deceased know who its come from? Who read and sent for them?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Jul 2017
Being dutiful to one's parents after their demise
I lost both my parents within 2 years, both in Ramadan. What is the best way to send sawaab to them and how, as their child, can I still be dutiful…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 May 2017Roman Urdu
Qabr par sawaab phonchaana
Gar hum kisi aulia Allah ke qabar par gaye to kuch padh kar baksh sakte hain? meri saheli ka kehna hai ki agar main aisa karoon to shirk ho jaayega…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 May 2017Roman Urdu
Mayyit ko thawaab pohonchaana
Rahnumai farma dain k esa konsa amal hy jo mein kron ya zikr ya kalaam jis k parhnay sy meray marhoom walid ki rooh ko behad sawab pohonchay jiska…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Apr 2017
Reciting Qur'an and conveying the reward to the deceased
Is it permissible to send reward of Qur'an khatam to the deceased? Is it permissible to read Suratul Faatiha and four quls for the deceased?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Apr 2017Roman Urdu
Quraan ka sawaab ek dam dena ya rozana
Quran pura padh kr bakhshna behtar hai ya roz 1 sipara pdh kr?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Mar 2017Roman Urdu
Marhoom ke liye esaal-e-thawaab bejna
Meri ami ko 4 months pehla gallbladder ka fourth stage cancer ka diagnose hua. Doctor nai kaha k yai bs 6 months ki mehmaan hain.palliative illaj…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Mar 2017
Women visiting the funeral home
I wish to inquire what is the mas’alah with regards to women attending the funeral home of the deceased on the day of the janaazah. Please enlighten…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Mar 2017
Conveying the reward of good deeds to the deceased
My mother passed away 6 months ago and a fraction of my siblings make it a ritual to visit her grave every Sunday. They have been doing so…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Mar 2017
Esaal-e-Sawaab
Is it right to read fatiha and dua for a dead wali or sheikh so as to remember what you have forgotten? Is it that it is praying for the dead not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Mar 2017
Tilaawat of Quraan for shifa
1. Is it permissible to gift ibaadah or send Esaale Thawab to the living? E.g.. Durood Sharif and Tilawah of Quran, Nafl Salaah? 2. Can tilawah of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2017
Hosting an event to pay tribute to the deceased
Kindly give clarification in the light of Shari'ah. Here in Cambridge, Canada, there will be a program of nasheed that has been organised to pay…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2017
Ta'ziyah (sharing condolences with the bereaved)
My uncle passed away few months ago and I would like to know after burial what needs to be done. Some people have gathering at home for 3 days and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jan 2017
Conveying the reward of Hajj to the deceased
My father passed away long time before. He loved to do the Hajj but he couldn't. As a son, can I do it for him? ( I finished my hajj before).
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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