Using stones, slabs, or wood when bricks are not available
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Q: If bricks are not available, should stones be used?
A: If bricks are not available, it is obligatory to use stones, slabs, or wood, or anything else that protects the deceased, and then to sprinkle earth over him; based on the previous verse, which is His saying, the Exalted: [Surat al-Taghabun: 16] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih al-Bukhari 7288.
A: If bricks are not available, it is obligatory to use stones, slabs, or wood, or anything else that protects the deceased, and then to sprinkle earth over him; based on the previous verse, which is His saying, the Exalted:
So fear Allah as much as you are able
فَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْAnd if I order you to do something, then do of it as much as you can.
إذا أمرتكم بأمر فأتوا منه ما استطعتم
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binbaz.org.sa
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