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What to do, what is said, and why, with the evidence for each step.
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When a Muslim dies
The first hours, the funeral and the paperwork, step by step, for every state.
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The washing and the shroud
What happens in the ghusl and the kafan, who does it, and what a family can ask for.
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The janazah prayer
The four takbīrs and what is said after each, with the Arabic and its sources.
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Visiting a grieving family
What to say, what to bring, and how long mourning lasts.
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How an estate divides
The order of payment and the fixed shares, with a calculator that shows its evidence.
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Writing your wishes
The pages your family will need, written while you can, and saved as a PDF.
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When things are different
- Overseas
When someone dies abroad
The embassy, burying there or bringing them home, and the costs.
- Reverts
If you have no Muslim family
Making sure you are washed, prayed over and buried as a Muslim.
- Parents
When a child dies
What happens next, the prayer, and the comfort in the Sunnah.
- Your rights
Autopsy, embalming and organ donation
What US law requires and what you can ask for.
- Costs
What a Muslim funeral costs
Where the money goes, your rights, and masjid burial funds.