The Funeral Rites
The Funeral Rites
Author: Shaykh Muhammad Nasir ud-Deen al-Albaani
Translator: Abu Suhayl Anwar Wright
Description: In this book, Shaykh al-Albānī, the Muḥaddith of this era addresses the rulings and regulations for both the dying person and those responsible with carrying out the funeral rites, based solely on the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah. It was necessary for the Shaykh to compile such a monumental work due to the un-Islamic practices that have crept upon the Muslims as it pertains to the funeral rites. Some of these practices are forbidden, such as wailing over the dead, some are innovations, such as women partaking in what is referred to as the year of mourning, and some even reach the level of Shirk associating partners with Allah, such as calling upon the dead and making tawaf around the graves. This book serves as a reference point for the English-speaking Muslim to allow them to differentiate between what is legislated based on the Quran and the authentic Sunnah, with the understanding of the Companions, and what has no basis in the religion of Islam whatsoever.
