FatwaPerakFunerals & Death
Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa jenazah seorang muallaf berbangsa India yang telah meninggal dunia dan dikebumikan mengikut agama asalnya di daerah Slim River (kini dikenali sebagai Muallim). Sehubungan dengan itu. pihak kami ingin mendapatkan fatwa daripada YABhg SS. Tan Sri sama ada jenazah tersebut perlu digali semula untuk dikebumikan secara Islam atau tidak?
Must the body of a convert to Islam who was buried according to his original religion be exhumed and reburied in the Islamic manner?
Short answer
If the body is believed to have decayed and disintegrated, it does not need to be exhumed.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Perak State Mufti Department
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Soal Jawab
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
If the body is believed to have decayed and disintegrated, it does not need to be exhumed. If the burial was recent, the body must be exhumed and reburied in a Muslim cemetery. This view rests on a text in al-Majmu‘ stating that Shafi‘i scholars agree a Muslim is not to be buried in a non-Muslim cemetery, nor a non-Muslim in a Muslim cemetery.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Saya berpandangan bahawa sekiranya mayat tersebut diyakini telah busuk dan hancur, ia tidak perlu digali semula. Namun, jika ia baru sahaja dikebumikan maka hendaklah digali semula serta dikebumikannya di perkuburan Islam.
Read the full fatwa on the Perak website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Perak State Mufti Department. “Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa jenazah seorang muallaf berbangsa India yang telah meninggal dunia dan dikebumikan mengikut agama asalnya di daerah Slim River (kini dikenali sebagai Muallim). Sehubungan dengan itu. pihak kami ingin mendapatkan fatwa daripada YABhg SS. Tan Sri sama ada jenazah tersebut perlu digali semula untuk dikebumikan secara Islam atau tidak?”, date not stated. https://mufti.perak.gov.my/component/content/article/soal-jawab?catid=2#products-16. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/must-convert-body-be-exhumed-islamic-burial/