Is it permissible to transport the body of a Muslim to his country when he died in an area where there are no Muslim cemeteries, or should we bury him in the garden of one of his sons' houses?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In an area where there are no Muslim cemeteries.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to transport him to his country, or should we dig a grave for him in a garden there for a Muslim man or his son who has a house there with a garden, so that he can be buried in the garden and not incur the expenses of transporting his body to his country?
The Shaykh : As for the last modification, so that he does not incur the cost.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a material issue that a Muslim should not think about.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second: transporting him from there to a Muslim country; this transport is not prescribed. Second and third: burying him there in a place; if this place is endowed as a cemetery.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the only solution to escape these violations, whether they are a religious violation, which is the transport, or a material violation, which is the burden of transporting the deceased, as I mentioned, from there to another Islamic country.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is possible to endow that land as a cemetery for Muslims, this would mean a very great good.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Because this issue happened to me with my cousin, perhaps you know him well, Muhammad Amin al-Masri.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on him. I know him, yes. I met him, yes.
The Shaykh : And you know our story with him when we visited him there in Switzerland and he died there.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on him.
The Shaykh : Do you know the story, or do you not know it?
The questioner : No, I do not know it, but I know the person. May Allah reward him with good.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that we proposed that he be buried in a nearby Islamic cemetery in Switzerland, and we contacted our brother Isam al-Attar.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : But the answer was that this was not possible, and finally the wife prevailed over the whole matter and decided to transport him to Makkah.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : And there he was buried.
The questioner : What Allah willed...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : His wife, meaning she.
The Shaykh : No, no, the wife of the deceased.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Amin al-Masri.
The questioner : Yes, well known, yes.
The Shaykh : She, meaning, boarded the plane and the funeral was with her.
The questioner : Yes, yes, what Allah willed.
The Shaykh : And he was buried in Makkah - may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And I took charge of washing him, shrouding him, and praying over him in the same hospital where he died.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good for what you did. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. I think you have understood the answer to your question.
The questioner : What are the means now if it is difficult, meaning, we gather money from some brothers or Islamic associations to send him to his country, because there is no cemetery? If the existence of an Islamic cemetery is difficult, or the land where he is buried in this garden cannot be made a cemetery, an endowed cemetery, because it is the property of a person who wants it to be just a garden.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well. This is one of the problems of Muslims residing in lands of disbelief.
The questioner : May Allah bless you... If it is possible, if lunch is prepared for us tomorrow, meaning, tomorrow... from now, meaning, can you have lunch with us tomorrow?
The Shaykh : By Allah, if you want tonight, I am here, meaning, I do not think you need an explanation. I am currently besieged from all sides of the world. This needs an appointment and this needs an appointment and this needs an appointment, and I feel that my time is being wasted, even if there is...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In an area where there are no Muslim cemeteries.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it permissible to transport him to his country, or should we dig a grave for him in a garden there for a Muslim man or his son who has a house there with a garden, so that he can be buried in the garden and not incur the expenses of transporting his body to his country?
The Shaykh : As for the last modification, so that he does not incur the cost.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a material issue that a Muslim should not think about.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the first point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Second: transporting him from there to a Muslim country; this transport is not prescribed. Second and third: burying him there in a place; if this place is endowed as a cemetery.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is the only solution to escape these violations, whether they are a religious violation, which is the transport, or a material violation, which is the burden of transporting the deceased, as I mentioned, from there to another Islamic country.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is possible to endow that land as a cemetery for Muslims, this would mean a very great good.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Because this issue happened to me with my cousin, perhaps you know him well, Muhammad Amin al-Masri.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on him. I know him, yes. I met him, yes.
The Shaykh : And you know our story with him when we visited him there in Switzerland and he died there.
The questioner : May Allah have mercy on him.
The Shaykh : Do you know the story, or do you not know it?
The questioner : No, I do not know it, but I know the person. May Allah reward him with good.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that we proposed that he be buried in a nearby Islamic cemetery in Switzerland, and we contacted our brother Isam al-Attar.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : But the answer was that this was not possible, and finally the wife prevailed over the whole matter and decided to transport him to Makkah.
The questioner : What Allah willed.
The Shaykh : And there he was buried.
The questioner : What Allah willed...
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : His wife, meaning she.
The Shaykh : No, no, the wife of the deceased.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Muhammad Amin al-Masri.
The questioner : Yes, well known, yes.
The Shaykh : She, meaning, boarded the plane and the funeral was with her.
The questioner : Yes, yes, what Allah willed.
The Shaykh : And he was buried in Makkah - may Allah have mercy on him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And I took charge of washing him, shrouding him, and praying over him in the same hospital where he died.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good for what you did. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you. I think you have understood the answer to your question.
The questioner : What are the means now if it is difficult, meaning, we gather money from some brothers or Islamic associations to send him to his country, because there is no cemetery? If the existence of an Islamic cemetery is difficult, or the land where he is buried in this garden cannot be made a cemetery, an endowed cemetery, because it is the property of a person who wants it to be just a garden.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well. This is one of the problems of Muslims residing in lands of disbelief.
The questioner : May Allah bless you... If it is possible, if lunch is prepared for us tomorrow, meaning, tomorrow... from now, meaning, can you have lunch with us tomorrow?
The Shaykh : By Allah, if you want tonight, I am here, meaning, I do not think you need an explanation. I am currently besieged from all sides of the world. This needs an appointment and this needs an appointment and this needs an appointment, and I feel that my time is being wasted, even if there is...
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