Accompanying the funeral of a disbeliever and burying him
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Question:
Or is something obligatory? I do not know of any rights due before work or alafah or anything else.
Answer:
It is not permissible to accompany the funerals of disbelievers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to accompany the funeral of a disbeliever. This is not permissible; it is forbidden. This is because it is an act of taking them as allies, and disbelievers take disbelievers as their allies, while Muslims take Muslims as their allies. However, if there is no one to bury the disbeliever, then a grave is dug for him in a place other than the Muslim cemeteries, and he is buried there. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib when Abu Talib died: meaning, bury him. So if there is no one to bury him, the Muslim buries him, but not in the Muslim cemeteries, and his body is not left on the surface of the earth. Yes.
Or is something obligatory? I do not know of any rights due before work or alafah or anything else.
Answer:
It is not permissible to accompany the funerals of disbelievers. It is not permissible for a Muslim to accompany the funeral of a disbeliever. This is not permissible; it is forbidden. This is because it is an act of taking them as allies, and disbelievers take disbelievers as their allies, while Muslims take Muslims as their allies. However, if there is no one to bury the disbeliever, then a grave is dug for him in a place other than the Muslim cemeteries, and he is buried there. This is based on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib when Abu Talib died:
Go and bury him, go and bury him,
اذهب فواره، اذهب فواره،
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنائز - 3 — islamhouse.com (17:19)
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