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AL-KAFI #1253: HUKUM BEKERJA DI TEMPAT MEMBAKAR MAYAT (CREMATION)
What is the ruling on working at a cremation facility?
Short answer
Working at a cremation centre is ruled haram. The scholars agree that burning a corpse is prohibited in the hadith because it is a form of punishment, and only Allah has the right to punish with fire.
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
Working at a cremation centre is ruled haram. The scholars agree that burning a corpse is prohibited in the hadith because it is a form of punishment, and only Allah has the right to punish with fire. If burning animals is forbidden, the prohibition on burning a human body is weightier, since Allah has honoured mankind. The ruling also draws an analogy with the prohibition on breaking a corpse's bones.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Tuntasnya, kami menyimpulkan bahawa hukum bekerja di pusat membakar mayat ialah haram berdasarkan hadith-hadith yang melarang membakar mayat dan melakukan perkara yang menyakiti mayat.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1253: HUKUM BEKERJA DI TEMPAT MEMBAKAR MAYAT (CREMATION)”, 9 May 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3379-al-kafi-1257-hukum-bekerja-di-tempat-membakar-mayat-cremation. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-on-working-at-cremation-facility/