The ruling on burying the deceased, whether on land or in the sea, and the method of burial in the sea

The Shaykh : And in this is an indication that it is necessary for a person to be buried. For this reason, the scholars said that burying the deceased is an obligatory duty, what kind? Burying the deceased is an obligatory duty, what kind? A collective obligation, a collective obligation. Now, if a person is in the sea and we are unable to carry him to the shore, the scholars said that he should be washed, shrouded, prayed over, and buried in the sea. That means he is submerged in the sea, and a weight is placed on his foot to weigh him down so that he does not float on the surface of the water. Because when he dies and swells, he will inevitably float on the surface of the water. So a large stone is placed on his foot to sink him to the bottom. Now, if the fish eat him, there is no objection to that, just as the earth consumes him if he is on land.