What is the ruling on placing clay when burying the deceased so that the soil does not seep into the body?
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The questioner : Well, Shaykh—may Allah keep you safe—regarding the issue of burial, we notice, for example, the practice of placing clay in some places so that the soil does not seep onto the deceased. Is this action correct, or is it not correct?
The Shaykh : No, it appears to be correct. Otherwise, what is the meaning of the fact that the niche (lafd) is better than the trench (shaqq)?
The questioner : Glory be to Allah! I had the same thought, meaning the same answer. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Even if the time had not been right and it had been delayed, I would have said: Welcome; I have Abu al-Harith andAbu Layla
The questioner : What Allah willed!
The Shaykh : And despite that, the matter is up to you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and honor you. By Allah, I do not know when they will leave?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : In any case, may our Lord facilitate the good.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, but why is he stillAbu Layla : insistent on recording?
The Shaykh : Ah!
The questioner : That is how it is.
The Shaykh : He has made this his primary concern.
The questioner : Yes, that is the norm. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, Shaykh. If there is confusion—al-Sa'di says this in *Fiqh al-Sunnah*, and I do not know if he derived it from other scholars—if the pure garments are confused with the impure ones, one should investigate and pray one prayer in one of them, whether the number of pure garments is many or few. Do you consider this permissible on the basis of: "Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear"?
The Shaykh : There is no way other than this.
The questioner : There is no way other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Greet the brothers for us on your side.
The Shaykh : And convey your salam to them.
The questioner: May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And they will return your salam with something better.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and upon them. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The sound of a telephone ringing.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The Shaykh : No, it appears to be correct. Otherwise, what is the meaning of the fact that the niche (lafd) is better than the trench (shaqq)?
The questioner : Glory be to Allah! I had the same thought, meaning the same answer. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Even if the time had not been right and it had been delayed, I would have said: Welcome; I have Abu al-Harith andAbu Layla
The questioner : What Allah willed!
The Shaykh : And despite that, the matter is up to you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and honor you. By Allah, I do not know when they will leave?
The Shaykh : Allah knows best.
The questioner : In any case, may our Lord facilitate the good.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : Well, Shaykh, but why is he stillAbu Layla : insistent on recording?
The Shaykh : Ah!
The questioner : That is how it is.
The Shaykh : He has made this his primary concern.
The questioner : Yes, that is the norm. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, Shaykh. If there is confusion—al-Sa'di says this in *Fiqh al-Sunnah*, and I do not know if he derived it from other scholars—if the pure garments are confused with the impure ones, one should investigate and pray one prayer in one of them, whether the number of pure garments is many or few. Do you consider this permissible on the basis of: "Allah does not burden a soul beyond that it can bear"?
The Shaykh : There is no way other than this.
The questioner : There is no way other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes! Yes.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, the Exalted.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Greet the brothers for us on your side.
The Shaykh : And convey your salam to them.
The questioner: May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And they will return your salam with something better.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and upon them. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The sound of a telephone ringing.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
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