The ruling on delaying the burial of a deceased person until Friday and transferring him to another city
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The questioner:
A man passed away yesterday, and it was found in his will that he had bequeathed that he be buried on Friday. So the heirs ask: Should we delay it until Friday?
The Shaykh:
No, it is sufficient to bury him when it is prescribed, and the executor has no authority over the timing. Accept his path, yes.
The questioner:
Likewise, he bequeathed that he be transferred to another city.
The Shaykh:
Or if he is transferred from Riyadh to al-Qasim, or to Makkah, or to al-Madinah, he is not to be transferred; he is to be buried where he died, because this has no basis, and it involves hardship and harm to the heirs.
A man passed away yesterday, and it was found in his will that he had bequeathed that he be buried on Friday. So the heirs ask: Should we delay it until Friday?
The Shaykh:
No, it is sufficient to bury him when it is prescribed, and the executor has no authority over the timing. Accept his path, yes.
The questioner:
Likewise, he bequeathed that he be transferred to another city.
The Shaykh:
Or if he is transferred from Riyadh to al-Qasim, or to Makkah, or to al-Madinah, he is not to be transferred; he is to be buried where he died, because this has no basis, and it involves hardship and harm to the heirs.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (26:11)
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