An Abridgment Of The Rulings & Regulations Pertaining To The Funeral Rites

Pages: 216Cover Type: PaperbackAuthor: Shaykh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-AlbaniPublisher: Hikmah PublicationsIn 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’ān 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 Allāh], such as calling upon the dead and making Ṭawāf 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 Qur’ān and the authentic Sunnah, with the unders