Is it permissible for a Muslim to specify his burial place in his will, or not?
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The questioner : With Allah's blessing, we begin this episode with a letter received from the female listener H.M.S. from al-Hafar al-Batin. The listener actually wrote a set of questions, and we begin with this one. She asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to specify his burial place in his will, or not, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Yes, it is permissible for a Muslim to bequeath that he be buried in a specific place. However, it is not recommended for a Muslim to do so because of the burden and hardship it places on those who come after him. The earth of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is all one. It is better for a person to leave this matter to what is facilitated for those who come after him, so that he is buried in the place where Allah, Mighty and Majestic, decrees that he be buried, and buried with the Muslims. The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a pit from the pits of the Fire, wherever the person is buried. Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Yes, it is permissible for a Muslim to bequeath that he be buried in a specific place. However, it is not recommended for a Muslim to do so because of the burden and hardship it places on those who come after him. The earth of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is all one. It is better for a person to leave this matter to what is facilitated for those who come after him, so that he is buried in the place where Allah, Mighty and Majestic, decrees that he be buried, and buried with the Muslims. The grave is either a garden from the gardens of Paradise or a pit from the pits of the Fire, wherever the person is buried. Yes.