Is it permissible to bury at night?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, is burying at night permissible?
The Shaykh : Yes, burying at night is permissible if the performance of the obligatory washing, shrouding, and funeral procession is available. It is permissible at night and during the day. When was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried? He was buried at night, because he passed away on a Monday and was buried on the night of Wednesday. The reason his burial was delayed, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, was that the Companions wanted not to bury their Imam, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), until they had established the caliph after him. So when Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was pledged allegiance to as caliph, and he was the most deserving of the Companions for it, they buried him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We said that he was the most deserving of the Companions for it for several reasons. First: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not allow anyone to succeed him in leading the prayer for his Ummah except Abu Bakr. Second: He appointed him as his deputy for the Hajj in the ninth year, and he had Ali ibn Abi Talah ride behind him in order to announce, or rather to make known, that no one should circumambulate the House naked, and that no polytheist should perform Hajj after this year, along with the disavowal of the polytheists, so that they would not perform Hajj again.
Third: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his illness:Sahih al-Bukhari 3654.
Fourth: A woman came to ask him for a need, and he said:.
Fifth: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
The evidence for this is abundant. Even if there were nothing else but the consensus of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) on this matter, it would suffice, for none of them failed to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr. Then after him, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab [was appointed] by the will of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was the will of a caliph. Thus, he has the right to appoint after him whom he sees as most upright for the caliphate. As for 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), his caliphate was by consultation. As for 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), his caliphate was by right after 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), for there is no doubt that he was more deserving of the caliphate after 'Uthman than anyone else, may Allah be pleased with them all. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, burying at night is permissible if the performance of the obligatory washing, shrouding, and funeral procession is available. It is permissible at night and during the day. When was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried? He was buried at night, because he passed away on a Monday and was buried on the night of Wednesday. The reason his burial was delayed, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, was that the Companions wanted not to bury their Imam, Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), until they had established the caliph after him. So when Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) was pledged allegiance to as caliph, and he was the most deserving of the Companions for it, they buried him. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : We said that he was the most deserving of the Companions for it for several reasons. First: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not allow anyone to succeed him in leading the prayer for his Ummah except Abu Bakr. Second: He appointed him as his deputy for the Hajj in the ninth year, and he had Ali ibn Abi Talah ride behind him in order to announce, or rather to make known, that no one should circumambulate the House naked, and that no polytheist should perform Hajj after this year, along with the disavowal of the polytheists, so that they would not perform Hajj again.
Third: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said during his illness:
All the gates of the Mosque should be closed except the gate of Abu Bakr.
لا يبقى باب في المسجد إلا سد إلا باب أبي بكرFourth: A woman came to ask him for a need, and he said:
Come to me next year. She said: What if I do not find you? He said: Then go to Abu Bakr
ائتني العام المقبل قالت إن لم أجدك. قال : فأت أبا بكرFifth: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah and His Messenger and the believers refuse [anyone] but Abu Bakr
يأبى الله ورسوله والمؤمنون إلا أبا بكرThe evidence for this is abundant. Even if there were nothing else but the consensus of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) on this matter, it would suffice, for none of them failed to pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr. Then after him, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab [was appointed] by the will of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and he was the will of a caliph. Thus, he has the right to appoint after him whom he sees as most upright for the caliphate. As for 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), his caliphate was by consultation. As for 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), his caliphate was by right after 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), for there is no doubt that he was more deserving of the caliphate after 'Uthman than anyone else, may Allah be pleased with them all. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.