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Fatwa #1536118 June 2007South Africa

I would like to know if I am allowed to burry my wife even if her father and brothers arealive and at the funeral. Can I go into the kabr and burry her?

Question

I would like to know if I am allowed to burry my wife even if her father and brothers arealive and at the funeral.  Can I go into the kabr and burry her?  If you answer NO then please explain and if YES also explain.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

It is permissible for a husband to bury his wife in the presence of her father and brothers. (Fatawaa Rahimiyyah, vol 5, pg 65)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Ya'qoob Dadabhai,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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