Traditions and customs: how to bury a Muslim?

How is a Muslim buried? The question, of course, is not easy. Islam dictates to its followers certain laws of burial. These are the so-called Sharia law. In this article, I will tell you how the ritual of the burial of a Muslim occurs.

How a Muslim is buried: what to do before death

The Shari'ah prescribes and predetermines the whole life of the adherents of Islam from birth to death. So, while the dying person is still alive, they put him on his back in such a way that his legs "look" towards Mecca. Then a very loud prayer begins. It is necessary for the dying person to hear it. Before death, any Muslim should give a sip of cold water. Crying before him is strictly forbidden!

What to do after death

When a Muslim is dead, it is necessary to tie his chin, close his eyes, straighten his arms and legs and cover his face. On his stomach should be put something heavy.

How a Muslim is buried: bathing

Before the burial itself, it is necessary to perform the procedure for washing the body. As a rule, the funeral of a Muslim occurs only after a three-time ritual ablution, in which not less than four people of the same sex participate as the deceased himself.

The first time washed with water with cedar powder dissolved in it, for the second time in it camphor is dissolved, and the third ablution is carried out simply with pure water.

How a Muslim is buried: burial

Sharia law forbids Muslims to bury their clothes. This is done in one shroud. The material from which it is made must correspond to the material state of the deceased. It is forbidden to cut hair and nails to the deceased! His body must be flavored with all sorts of oils. Then prayers are read over him, after which he is wrapped in a shroud, making knots at the head, at the waist and at the feet.

Make the knots just before the body is lowered into the grave. The deceased, wrapped in a shroud, put on a stretcher and thus delivered to the cemetery. Lower the body necessarily with your feet down. After that, a handful of earth is thrown into the pit and water is poured. The fact is that Islam does not allow burying the dead in coffins. Exceptions are cases where the deceased was dismembered, or the body has already decayed.

It is curious that the grave can be dug absolutely arbitrarily. Everything depends on the local land relief. The burial is accompanied by a reading of prayer from all those present. They mention the name of the deceased. The Sharia does not approve of the tombstone, on which the image of the deceased person is present.

On what day do they bury Muslims?

It is advisable to carry out the burial on the same day when the person died. This happens if death caught him during the day. In this case, the ablution procedure takes place before sunset. After the burial is carried out.

Why are the Muslims buried while sitting?

This is due to certain Muslim perceptions of the afterlife. They believe that after the death of the physical body, the soul remains in it until the Angel transfers death to the Angel of Paradise, who will prepare it for eternal life. But before that the soul of the deceased must answer a few questions. To make this happen in a decorum, the Muslim arrange a grave in which he sits, and does not lie.