How to Place the Deceased in the Grave
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And on his side. Yes. They raise a brick and place it under him, not under his head, only on the qiblah side, so that he does not turn away from the qiblah. The Sunnah is that he is placed on his right side, and earth or something similar is placed to support him until he is upright. Yes. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. If there is space, and the usual practice is that the grave is made to his size, he will not turn away. No, not like that. I say the usual practice is that the grave is made to his size, so he does not turn away. If he comes to lie on his side and turns away, but if the grave is spacious, they place something behind him so that he does not turn away and he remains on his back. Yes. No. And he should not be placed on his face either. Yes.
And on his side. Yes. They raise a brick and place it under him, not under his head, only on the qiblah side, so that he does not turn away from the qiblah. The Sunnah is that he is placed on his right side, and earth or something similar is placed to support him until he is upright. Yes. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. If there is space, and the usual practice is that the grave is made to his size, he will not turn away. No, not like that. I say the usual practice is that the grave is made to his size, so he does not turn away. If he comes to lie on his side and turns away, but if the grave is spacious, they place something behind him so that he does not turn away and he remains on his back. Yes. No. And he should not be placed on his face either. Yes.
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