Transporting the deceased and burying him in an iron coffin
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A brother from Belgium asks: When a Muslim dies there, they transport the deceased to his country so he can be buried in the Muslim cemeteries there. However, the laws in their country require that the deceased be placed in a closed iron coffin during transport and buried in that box. He asks: Does this situation remove the dislike of burying the deceased in an iron coffin for his family?
Answer:
They do not obey them in burying him in the coffin; they do not obey them. As for placing him in a coffin during transport, there is no harm. As for burying him in the coffin, no.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A brother from Belgium asks: When a Muslim dies there, they transport the deceased to his country so he can be buried in the Muslim cemeteries there. However, the laws in their country require that the deceased be placed in a closed iron coffin during transport and buried in that box. He asks: Does this situation remove the dislike of burying the deceased in an iron coffin for his family?
Answer:
They do not obey them in burying him in the coffin; they do not obey them. As for placing him in a coffin during transport, there is no harm. As for burying him in the coffin, no.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 108 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/الشحوم/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:58)
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