I have seen some people that when someone dies among them, they bury him with his head to the south and his feet to the north. Is this correct?
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Question:
He says: I have seen some people that when someone dies among them, they bury him with his head to the south and his feet to the north. Is this correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to orient the deceased in his grave toward the qiblah, with his head to the north and his feet to the south. This is if he is east of the Ka'bah or west of it. Yes?
He says: I have seen some people that when someone dies among them, they bury him with his head to the south and his feet to the north. Is this correct? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Sunnah is to orient the deceased in his grave toward the qiblah, with his head to the north and his feet to the south. This is if he is east of the Ka'bah or west of it. Yes?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، رأيت بعض الناس إذا مات عندهم أحد دفنوا رأسه جنوبا ورجليه شمالا، هل هذا صحيح؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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