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AL-KAFI #1885: HUKUM MENGALUNKAN AZAN KETIKA PENGEBUMIAN JENAZAH
What is the ruling on calling the adhan during the burial of a deceased person, as an analogy to the adhan for a newborn?
Short answer
According to the established position of the Shafi'i school, calling the adhan at a burial is not recommended.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
According to the established position of the Shafi'i school, calling the adhan at a burial is not recommended. Ibn Hajar al-Haitami considered it an innovation in one of his fatwas. The analogy to the adhan for a newborn is rejected, since one matter being a beginning and the other an end does not make them comparable, and the view is regarded as weak in its reasoning.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Qaul muktamad mazhab Syafi'e menetapkan bahawa tidak disunatkan untuk mengalunkan azan ketika mengebumikan jenazah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1885: HUKUM MENGALUNKAN AZAN KETIKA PENGEBUMIAN JENAZAH”, 8 August 2022. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/5379-al-kafi-1885-hukum-mengalunkan-azan-ketika-pengebumian-jenazah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-adhan-during-burial-of-deceased/