In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Beneficent
ISLAMIC BOOKS UK PRESENTS:
What the Living Can do for the Dead: According to Quran & Sunnah
According to the Quran and Sunna and the Opinions of the Classical Scholars of
Islam
This is a detailed, yet easily accessible, manual on what to do when someone dies. It covers the procedures due upon a person's death. The rites of preparing the body for burial, the bathing, the shrouding, and the procedure for funeral prayer, according to all four Sunni schools, are discussed. Many important questions are answered.
* Is it permitted to transport the body abroad for burial?
* Can a headstone be placed on the grave?
* What can the heirs do for their deceased loved ones after burial?
* What are the etiquette for visiting graves?
* Is the posthumous donation of reward (isal al-thawab) permissible?
* Finally, how does one make atonements and expiations and settle debts on behalf of the deceased?
The Author
Dr. Shahrul Hussain is a graduate of the University of Al-Azhar, Cairo. He completed his traditional Islamic education (dars-i nizami) at Birmingham's first Islamic School, Darul Uloom al-Islamiyyah al-Arabiyyah. He is the Chair of Directors of the Abrahamic Foundation and a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Markfield Institute for Higher Education, in partnership with Newman University Birmingham. He lectures in Quran and hadith studies and Islamic theology and jurisprudence. He has particular research interests in international Islamic law and contemporary Islamic jurisprudence.
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: Turkey
Topic: What the Living Can do for the Dead
Series: What the Living Can do for the Dead
Format: Paperback
Book Title: What the Living Can do for the Dead
Type: Manual
Subjects: Religion & Beliefs
Author: Shaykh Shahrul Hussain
Publication Year: 2017
Weight: 260 grams
Language: Arabic, English
Publisher: White Thread Press
ISBN: 9781933764146