Ruling on burying the deceased at night
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The questioner also asks His Eminence the Shaykh, saying: Is it permissible to bury the deceased at night?
Answer: Yes, if his family is able to pray over him... to shroud him, wash him, and pray over him, then there is no harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried some of the deceased at night, and he himself was buried at night (peace and blessings be upon him). Likewise, al-Siddiq and 'Umar were buried at night, and likewise 'Uthman.
The point is that burial at night is permissible if the prescribed matters are available, if his family is able to wash him, shroud him, and pray over him, then there is no harm.
As for what has been reported regarding the prohibition of burial at night, the scholars understand this to apply when burial at night leads to the failure to fulfill the obligatory duties toward the deceased. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Answer: Yes, if his family is able to pray over him... to shroud him, wash him, and pray over him, then there is no harm. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried some of the deceased at night, and he himself was buried at night (peace and blessings be upon him). Likewise, al-Siddiq and 'Umar were buried at night, and likewise 'Uthman.
The point is that burial at night is permissible if the prescribed matters are available, if his family is able to wash him, shroud him, and pray over him, then there is no harm.
As for what has been reported regarding the prohibition of burial at night, the scholars understand this to apply when burial at night leads to the failure to fulfill the obligatory duties toward the deceased. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.
Source
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