Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Can a person request to be buried next to someone, for example, their mother?

Published as Requesting a Specific Burial Site

· 10 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1445 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can a person request to be buried next to someone, for example, their mother?

Answer

It will be permissible to make a Wasiyyat to be buried next to one’s mother’s Qabr. [Fataawa Qaasmiyyah Pg.94/95 Vol.10] Hadrat Umar Radiallahu Anhu requested Hadrat Aaishah Radiallahu Anha to be buried next to Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam and Hadrat Abu Bakr Radiallahu Anhu. However, one should not violate any commands of Shariah in fulfilling this request such as having the body transferred to a distant place.

ALLAH TA’ALA IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

Answered by
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazalni
Checked & approved by
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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