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THE FUNERAL RITES

An abridgment of the rulings & regulations pertaining to the funeral rites by shaykh Muḥammad Nāșir al-dīn al-Albānī (d. 1420h)

THE FUNERAL RITES

Contents of the funeral rites Book

• Transliteration Table
• Introduction
• That Which Is Obligatory upon the Sick
• Inducing the One Dying to Say La ilaha ilia Allah
• That Which Is Observed Following Someone’s Death
• That Which Is Permissible for Those Present
• What Is Obligatory upon the Relatives of the Deceased
• What the Relatives Are Prohibited from Doing
• The Permissible Na’i (Announcement of Death)
• Signs of a Good Ending
• The People’s Praise of the Deceased
• Washing the Deceased
• Shrouding the Deceased
• Carrying the Janiizah and Following It
• The Prayer over the Janazah (the Deceased)
• Description of the Janiizah Prayer
• The Burial and What Follows It
• Al-Ta’ziyah (Giving Condolences)
• Visiting the Graves
• What Is Forbidden at the Graves
• Innovations Related to Funerals

He says: Indeed, the benefit of easily referring to the book, Ahkam alJana’izi, has required me to summarize it and simplify its rulings for anyone who desires to return back to it and get a quick, general overview about it, especially at the time of calamity, such as the passing of one’s relative or loved one.

It is not hidden from anyone that returning back to my book, Ahkam al-Jana’iz wa Bida’uha, reading it in its entirety and encompassing all of the necessary rulings stated therein under these circumstances is not easy, save for a small number of people. For this reason, I chose to summarize it and simplify its benefits for the common reader.

With this I would have accomplished the wish of the dear brother who was the reason behind authoring al-Abkam, as I mentioned in the introduction. It was a desire also shared by many others who have love for the Prophetic Sunnah and yearn for its revival, no matter where they are in the world, from the Arabs and non-Arabs.

[This demand reached such a level] that some of them in Egypt embarked upon summarizing the book without my consent or my knowledge, and perhaps they only intended behind that the reward of the Hereafter.

 (I say this) because many publishers and printers have begun to steal my works and print them for the sole purpose of business, and to consume illegal profits from it. Insolence has reached some of them to the point that they printed on one of the books Maktab al-Islami, and by doing this they are lying and deceitful.

We used to-and continue to do so-complain about stealing (the copyright) of books and then printing them by offset printing. Amazingly, you find the boldness of these individuals reaching the level that they print them by typesetting [the text] and printing them from anew. On top of that, they deceive the people to make them think that it is from the Maktab al-Islamiby printing its name on the cover.

It has also reached me that some of them have given a fatwa permitting the stealing of books (i.e. intellectual properties and copyrights) and selling them without consent from their authors or publishers. This is disgraceful oppression and dishonorable exploitation of the efforts of others such as the authors and publishers, who took authoring and publishing as a means, which is from the most noble means of earning lawful provisions.

So how can it befit a Muslim, even a disbeliever, to cut off their provisions and consume the profits of their efforts and hard work? Rather (to have the audacity) to give a fatwa that it is permissible?! By Allah, it is one of the great calamities! What is amazing is that even the non-Muslim Westerners are aware of this oppression. Thus, they pass laws to protect the rights of authors and publishers to place a barrier between the thieves and their oppression, whilst some Muslims do not pay attention to this.

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