Jadwal for the Halqahs [learning sessions] of the weekly Ijtima’ (overseas), 15 August 2019

1. Short Bayan on different topics: 5 minutes

2. Memorising Du’a: 5 minutes

3. Fikr-e-Madinah: 5 minutes

4. Total duration: 15 minutes

Remaining etiquette of grave and burial

٭ Close the grave with unbaked bricks. If the ground is soft, it is permissible to place planks (of wood). (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 844)

٭ It is Mustahab for every attendee of a Janazah to throw earth three  times with both hands from the head side [of the deceased]. First time, say, ‘مِنۡهَا خَلَقۡنٰكُمۡ’ (We created you from the earth); second time, say,            ‘وَ فِيۡهَا نُعِيۡدُكُمۡ’ (and will take you back into it); and third time, say,                  ‘وَ مِنۡهَا نُخۡرِجُكُمۡ تَارَةً اُخۡرٰي’ (and will raise you again from it). Then throw the leftover earth on the grave using a spade or anything similar. (Jauharah Nayyarah, pp. 141)

٭ It is Makruh to throw more earth than that which has been removed from the grave. (Fatawa Hindiyyah, vol. 1, pp. 166)

٭ Make the grave convex like the hump of a camel; do not make it consisting of four corners, It is Sunnah to sprinkle water on the grave after the burial. The grave should be a hand span high or a little more. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 1, pp. 846; summarised)

٭ Call out Azan in standing position while facing the Qiblah at the head side of the grave as it is extremely beneficial for the deceased. (Fatawa-e-Razawiyyah, vol. 5, pp. 370)