The Sunnah When Burying the Dead

Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh! What is the recommended practice (sunnah) when we bury the deceased? And is there a report that we should remind people of death and its terrors?

Answer:
The recommended practice (sunnah) in burying the deceased is to dig a grave for him that covers him, prevents the smell from rising, and prevents wild animals from reaching him, because it is his temporary residence until he is resurrected. The Muslims should beautify the graves of their deceased and take care of them, as well as placing them in a niche (lahd) facing the qiblah on the right side, oriented toward the qiblah. The niche should be sealed so that the soil does not scatter over him; rather, bricks are arranged over it, clay is placed between the bricks, and then soil is thrown over it and raised. That is, the soil of the grave is thrown over it and raised from the ground by the width of a hand-span (shibr). It should be sloped so that rainwater does not collect on its surface; it should be sloped so that the water runs off it. It should not be raised more than a hand-span. Also, markers are placed at the edges of the grave so that its boundaries are known. Yes.