The Sunnah When Burying the Dead

Question:
The questioner asks: What is the Sunnah when burying the dead?

Answer:
The Sunnah when burying the dead is for the deceased to be placed into the grave from the head side, meaning he is put into the grave from the head side, and that he be on his right side facing the qiblah, and that the grave be deep enough to prevent the smell from escaping or dogs and wild animals from digging it up. It is recommended that it be a niche (lahd) rather than a trench in the middle. Yes.