Tag Archives: funeral prayer

Permissible to pray for my non-Muslim father?

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa

I am a German Muslim and my father died recently but he was not a Muslim…Therefore I really want to pray for him seeking God’s forgiveness and mercy on him Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged adab, akhlaq, burial, death, excellent character, funeral prayer, good manners, ihsan, iman, Islam, janazah, kufr, mawt, mayt, rahmat, tafwid | Comments Off

Attending a Church Funeral

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa

Question: I am a young Scandinavian woman and I embraced Islam five years ago and none of my family members is a Muslim. One of my relatives died and I was wondering if it is permissible for me to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Halal & Haram | Tagged adab, akhlaq mahmuda, da`wah, funeral, funeral prayer, good character, good conduct, good manners, goodness to parents, relatives, silat ar-rahim | Comments Off

Making Du`a for non-Muslims

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa

I am a German Muslim and my father died recently but he was not a Muslim… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Halal & Haram | Tagged adab, agnostic, Divine Mercy, ethics, funeral, funeral prayer, good conduct, grave, kafir, Mercy to all the worlds, polytheist, unbeliever | Comments Off

‘Ahl as-Sunna view on S. ‘Ali Maqam

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I would like to know ‘Ahl as-Sunna and Mawlana’s view on Sayyidina ‘Ali (a.s.) Maqam. Where is he really buried? Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, History, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged adab, awliyaullah, burial, buried, camel, coffin, funeral prayer, grave, history, Khawarij, lost, maqam, palace, pious people, pious souls, salawat, Sayyidina Ali, shaykhs, souls, spiritual influence, tribe, visit, wasila, ziyara, ziyarah | Comments Off