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Life Sketch of Imam Muhammad Taqi Jawad (A.S.) Imam Bargah alI reza (a.S.) Sharjah group e – ramadhan 1439 Rules Regarding Kafan Issue 559: The body of a dead Muslim should be given Kafan with three pieces of cloth: a loin cloth, a shirt or tunic, and a full cover. Issue 560: * As an obligatory precaution, the loin cloth should be long enough to cover the body from the navel up to the knees, better still if it covers the body from the chest up to the feet. As an obligatory precaution, the shirt should be long enough to cover the entire body from the Start of the shoulders up to the middle of the calf, and better still if it reaches the feet. As an obligatory precaution, the sheet cover should be long enough to conceal the whole body, so that both its ends (from the head and the foot) could be tied. It's breadth should be enough to allow one side to overlap the other. Issue 561:* The Wajib quantity of Kafan mentioned in the above rule should be financed from the estate of the deceased, and considering the status of the deceased and urf (common perspective) the Mustahib quantity of the Kafan can also be financed from the estate of the deceased. But as a recommended precaution, anything in excess of the Wajib parts of the Kafan should not be charged to the shares of minor heirs. Issue 562: If a person makes a will that the Mustahab quantity of the Kafan (as mentioned in the two foregoing rules) should be paid for from the 1/3 of his/her estate, or if he/she has made a will that 1/3 of the estate should be spent for himself or herself but has not specified the type of its expenditure, or has specified it for only a part of it, then the Mustahab quantity of Kafan which even though if it is higher than as considered by urf (common perspective), can be taken from 1/3 of the estate. Issue 563: * If the deceased has not made a will that Kafan may be paid for from the 1/3 of his estate and if the people responsible wish to take it from the estate, they must not draw more than what has been indicated in rule no. 561. For instance those Mustahib actions which are not normally performed and which are not demanded by the status of the deceased these should not be taken from the states of the deceased. Similarly, if they procured a Kafan which is more expensive than usual, then the extra amount paid for it should not be charged to the estate. However, if his baligh heirs agree to pay from their shares of inheritance, then the sum can be deducted to the extent permitted. Issue 564: The Kafan of a woman is the responsibility of her husband even if she owns her own wealth. Similarly, if a woman is given a revocable divorce (Talaq e Rajai) and she dies before the expiry of her iddah, her husband should provide her Kafan. And if her husband is not adult or is insane, the guardian of the husband should provide Kafan for the wife from his property. Issue 565: Providing the kafan for a deceased person is not obligatory on his relatives, even if it was obligatory on them to pay for his living expenses while he was alive. Issue 566: If the deceased does not possess any wealth to cater to the requirements of Kafan, it is not allowed to bury it naked. In fact on the basis of obligatory precaution, it is compulsory for muslims to shroud him. However, it is permissible to account for the expenses as part of Zakah. [Disclaimer - All the above verdicts are translated at the best of the abilities, however we take no responsibility for the accuracy of the above mentioned verdicts.] Issue 567:* As an obligatory precaution, it must be ensured that each of the three pieces used for Kafan is not so thin as to show the body of the deceased. However, if the body is fully concealed when all the three pieces are put together, then it will suffice. Issue 568: * Providing Kafan from something that is usurped even though nothing else is available, is not permissible. Thus, if the Kafan of the deceased is usurped and its owner is not willing then the Kafan should be removed from the body even though if the body is buried. But in certain situations (which can not be detailed here), the Kafan should not be removed from the body. Issue 569: * It is not permissible to give a Kafan which is najis, or which is made of pure silk, or on the basis of obligatory precaution which is woven with gold water, except in the situation of helplessness, there is no harm. Issue 570: It is not permitted to shroud a corpse with the hide of an impure carcass when other options are available. Similarly, based on obligatory precaution, shrouding with the hide of a pure carcass and with cloth made of the wool or fur of an animal whose meat is unlawful to eat is also not permitted when there are other options available. However, there is no problem if the kafan is made of the fur or wool of an animal whose meat is lawful to eat, although the recommended precaution is that a corpse should not be shrouded with either of these. Issue 571: If the Kafan of the deceased becomes Najis owing to its own najasat, or owing to some other najasat, and if the Kafan is not lost totally, its najis part should be washed or cut off, even after the dead body has been placed in the grave. And if it is not possible to wash it, or to cut it off, but it is possible to change it, then it should be changed. Issue 572: If a person who is wearing Ihram for Hajj or Umra dies, he should be given Kafan like all others and there is no harm in covering his head and face. Issue 573: It is Mustahab that one keeps one's Kafan and “Sidr” leaves and camphor ready during lifetime. The Obligation of Ghusl, Kafan, Salat and Dafn Issue 531: * Giving Ghusl, Kafan, Hunoot, Salat Mayyat, and burial to every dead Muslim, regardless of whether he/she is an Ithna-Asheri or not, is wajib on the guardian. The guardian must either discharge all these duties himself or appoint someone to do them. And if anyone performs these duties, with the permission of the guardian, the guardian will be relieved of his responsibility. Also if burial and relevant matters are performed without the permission of the guardian still then the guardian will be relieved of his responsibility and there is no need to repeat them. And if the dead person had no guardian, or if the guardian refuses to discharge his duties, then these duties will be obligatory upon all Mukallif equally, as Wajib al-Kifaee which means if some people undertake to fulfil the obligation, others will be relieved of the responsibility. And if no one undertakes to do so, all Mukallif will be equally sinful. And when a guardian refuses to discharge his duty, the requirement of seeking his permission is nullified. Issue 532: If a person is engaged in attending to the duties relating to a deceased person, it is not obligatory on others to start doing them. However, if the person leaves the duties halffinished, then others must complete them. Issue 533: * If a person is certain that others are fulfiling their obligations properly, then it is not obligatory for him to proceed for the purpose. However, if he is in doubt or has suspicion, then he should take necessary steps. [Disclaimer - All the above verdicts are translated at the best of the abilities, however we take no responsibility for the accuracy of the above mentioned verdicts.] Issue 534: If a person is certain that Ghusl, Kafan, Salat or burial of a dead body has been performed incorrectly, he should proceed to do them correctly again. But if he just feels that probably the duties were not correctly discharged, or if he has a mere doubt whether it was discharged correctly or not, then it is not obligatory to undertake the work. Issue 535: * . The guardian of a woman is her husband. In other cases, the guardian of a deceased person is the heir in accordance with the order of the tiers of inheritance, which will be mentioned later. In each tier, men take precedence over women; however, there is a problem [i.e. it is not correct, based on obligatory precaution] to consider [certain members of the family as having precedence over others, such as] the father of the deceased over the deceased’s son; his paternal grandfather over his brother; his brother over his paternal half-brother only or over his maternal half-brother only; his paternal half-brother over his maternal halfbrother; and his paternal uncle over his maternal uncle. Therefore, in these cases, the necessity of observing precaution must not be abandoned [i.e. based on obligatory precaution, one must not consider these as being valid instances of precedence]. Furthermore, if there are a number of guardians, the permission of one of them suffices. Issue 536: * A minor or an insane person does not qualify for guardianship in matters related to the dead person; similarly, an absent person who can neither attend to the duties himself, nor appoint someone to do them, has no authority as a guardian.
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