Can you please explain the procedure during a person's burial,in your custom?

Question

..sorry again for my grammar or spelling..

I guess i conveyed the message.In India,we keep the body in house for some time for people to come and see for last time.During that time,people recite Quran,burn insence sticks..Then we pray Mayyaty Namaz men seperate,women seperate..and finally men take body covered in a covered box.

Can you pls tell how is it in yours..

Answer 1

By reading above answers I came to knew that christians also burn dead body. In kerala (india). all christians bury their dead bodies, i never heard burning of it.

We muslims in kerala - the dead body will keep for some time for seeing by public and relatives, during this time orthodox sunnis (madhabies) read quran near the dead body which we consider a bidaah. as soon as possible dead body will be washed and covered by clothes with some fragrances.women pray janazah and body taken to masjid where people participate in janazah prayer.Then taken to maqabir-qabaristan.

After this people do condolence to family of dead. again orthodox sunnies do some reading of quran and some books called mawalids, which is also considered bid'a. 3 rd day 14 day 40 day also memorated by madhabies.

High caste hindus burn dead body others burry the body. they have several rituals to appease the soul of dead, they think othervise soul of dead will wander around and disturb friends and relatives.

Answer 2

Traditionally, when someone died, the body was taken to a funeral home where it was embalmed, prepared for viewing and placed in a coffin.  During the next three days, the family would receive visitors twice a day.  On the 3rd for 4th day the body may be taken to church for a prayer service or taken directly to the cemetery for burial.

That's the way it had been all my life (65 yrs).  Nowadays, in my family, when someone dies, they are taken to the crematorium and within a day or so the ashes are returned to the next of kin.  We have been holding a memorial service sometime within the next 3 months, at which time we scatter the ashes in the mountains, the sea or wherever we know the deceased wanted to be.

Now get ready for this!  I will be cremated, my remains will be mixed with the ashes my first husband (we were divorced), and my second (present husband) will join us when his time comes.  Then, with the three of us in this container, I hope we will be scattered in the mountains.  Of course, I'll have to depend on my kids to carry out our wishes.  But I think it will happen as requested.  Interesting, huh?  Or simply insane?

Answer 3

In this country (England) when a person dies at home for example, the undertaker comes to take them away and they are refrigerated until they get nailed into a coffin. Generally nobody sees the body again.  After about a week or so, the coffin is taken by the undertaker to either the church, crematorium or any other place where it stays for the duration of whichever ceremony the family has chosen.  Then the coffin is either buried or burnt or, in one case I know, dumped at sea.

Answer 4

YOu know.. I'm in SAUdiArabia.. although several relatives (elderly) have passed away in my life.. I have never actually been in on the ceremony as such... I just go visit the relatives and help them through the mourning process..

But as best I know.. the body is washed by a family member (presumably by a spouse or member of the same gender if unmarried, or by parent, (a mahram etc).. then some perfumes are added to the body, then wrapped in white cloth/gauze.. then brought to a special masjid for funeral prayers... then afterwards buried.. they dint delay this.. they have to bury within the next 2 days.. no longer.. advisably the next day.. (no preservatives like formaldehyde is used in Islamic preparations of the body).. .. that's all I know.. maybe someone else can fill it in where I left out...  

Answer 5

first the qab'r is prepared and ghusl is performed and then puts on the kafan. After that qab'r is kept over the table/bed .people come and see for last time. At the time Qur'an recitation goes on.Some people burns the incense sticks.

After that qab'r is put on the box and taken to the 'Qabrastaan'  & kept on Mosque.then  Salaat-ul Janaazah is performed ,Only Men goes to perform that.After the  Salaat-ul Janaazah qab'r is taken to bury.