A man died in America; is it permissible for his family to embalm him and bring him to be buried in Muslim cemeteries?

The questioner : Regarding the one who died in America and they embalmed him and brought him, does it become permissible to bring him here?

The Shaykh : No, it does not become permissible.

The questioner : Should they bury him there?

The Shaykh : This is part of the problem of residing in lands of disbelief, because there are no Muslim cemeteries there. If they bury him with the disbelievers, it is forbidden, and if they transport him to the lands of Islam, it is forbidden. So he is caught between a forbidden act and a forbidden act, and that is the greatest calamity. Is that clear?

The questioner : Meaning, the solution.

The Shaykh : The solution is that he does not go.

The questioner : He went and died there.

The Shaykh : As the common proverb says, "He who does not want to see bad dreams should not sleep in the graves." So these Christians are disbelievers, and they are dead, not alive.

The questioner : Okay, my Shaykh, if the situation occurs and he goes and dies there.

The Shaykh : We do not know; they bear the responsibility.

The questioner: Hehehe.