Why do some Muslims not practice dead cremation?

Answer 1

Praise be to Allaah.

There is no dispute among the scholars that it is makrooh to bury the deceased in a coffin if there is no need for that. If there is a need for that, such as if the ground is wet or there is the fear that he may be dug up by wild animals, then some of the fuqaha' say that it is permissible to bury the deceased in a coffin in that case.

It says in Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah (2/312):

Putting the deceased in a coffin was unknown at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and the time of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), and the best for the Muslims is to follow their way. Hence it is makrooh to put the deceased in a coffin, whether the ground is hard, soft or wet. If the deceased left instructions that he be placed in a coffin, those instructions should not be carried out. The Shaafa'is said that it is permissible if the ground is soft or wet, but according to them such instructions should not be carried out except in such cases."

Ibn Qudaamah said:

It is not recommended to bury the deceased in a coffin, because there is no report that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or his companions did that, and it also involves imitating the people of this world. And the earth absorbs his remains better.

It says in al-Insaaf:

It is makrooh to bury the deceased in a coffin, even if the deceased is a woman. This was stated by Imam Ahmad.

Al-Sharbeeni, the Shaafa'i khateeb, said in his book Mughni al-Muhtaaj:

It is makrooh to bury the deceased in a coffin according to scholarly consensus, because it is bid'ah (an innovation), unless the ground is wet or soft, in which case it is not makrooh because that serves a purpose. The deceased's instructions should not be carried out except in this case. Similarly if the deceased has been burned by fire and cannot be carried except in a coffin.

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n al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah it says:

It is makrooh to bury the deceased in a coffin according to scholarly consensus because it is bid'ah, and his instructions to that effect should not be carried out. But it is not makrooh if that serves a purpose, such as if the deceased is burned and it is necessary to bury him in a coffin.

And Allaah knows best.

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Answer 2

The reasons that a Muslim is buried after death and not buried are:

• It is the religion requirement, since the first human killing, for the dead to be buried and not cremated.
• burning the the dead is kind of God punishment by Hell fire for the God unbelievers and should be practiced by human.
• Burying the dead is not only Islam requirement but requirement of all Christian and Judaism denominations.
• Muslims are not burned because they believe that bodies are gifts from Allah and are not ours to destroy.

AnswerBecause when the two sons of HAZRAT ADAM ALAE SALAM fought and one of them died the other one saw the two crows fighting and one of them died so the other crow buried the dead one in this way the one child buried the dead one and from there this started

Answer 3

Mostly Muslims are situated in deserts where there is not enough wood to make coffins. Hence they bury the dead body without a coffin. The same system is being followed all over the world.

actually Muslims do not use wooden coffin. Their coffin is made of white cloth and there r special teachings regarding the number of pieces and size of cloth in the coffin and also the way it is put on the dead body.

Answer 4

It is not licit per Islam religion to burn the dead. Dealing with the Muslim after being dead is subject to the specific Islam rituals.

Muslims do not accept cremation because in Islam the dead bodies are gifts from Allah and are not ours to destroy. Also, It is believed in Islam that burning bodies is an act of God punishment to unbelievers on the Day of Judgment.

Answer 5

Simply because their religion commands them so. This is also the case in Judaism.

Answer 6

cremation of dead is forbidden per Islam religion (as well as Judaism and Christianity). The dead should be buried.

Answer 7

this is because it was written in the quran.

hope this helped x

Answer 8

Buried