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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-583 : HUKUM MENGEBUMIKAN JENAZAH PADA WAKTU MALAM
Is it permissible to bury a deceased person at night?
Short answer
Burying the deceased at night is permissible and not disliked, based on hadith and the views of Shafi'i scholars such as Imam al-Nawawi, al-Khatib al-Syirbini and Ibn Hajar al-Haitami.
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
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Burying the deceased at night is permissible and not disliked, based on hadith and the views of Shafi'i scholars such as Imam al-Nawawi, al-Khatib al-Syirbini and Ibn Hajar al-Haitami. If the family delays burial until daytime to wait for other heirs or so that more people can perform the funeral prayer, that is better. If delay could harm the body, burial should be hastened. Night burial is not allowed if it causes the funeral prayer to be neglected, reduces the number of those praying, or leads to a careless shrouding.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Harus mengebumikan jenazah pada waktu malam.
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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. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-583 : HUKUM MENGEBUMIKAN JENAZAH PADA WAKTU MALAM”, 29 June 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4845-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-583-hukum-mengebumikan-jenazah-pada-waktu-malam. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-burying-deceased-at-night/