A question families ask
How do I find a Muslim funeral home near me?
Call your masjid’s funeral committee first. They arrange the washing, the shroud, the prayer and the burial, and usually know which funeral home to use. If you have no number, search the directory of Muslim funeral services by ZIP code or town, or call the nearest large masjid.
Someone has just died?Call your masjid’s funeral committee. They will arrange the washing, the shroud, the prayer and the burial, and tell you which funeral home to use.
In more detail
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Choose a funeral home that allows ghusl
Many funeral homes work with Muslim committees. Confirm the committee can wash the body there, ask for no embalming and no viewing, and ask the funeral home to file the death certificate and the burial permit.
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Ask for the price list
Funeral homes must give you an itemized General Price List. You may buy a casket elsewhere without a fee, and no state law requires routine embalming.
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Call before you rely on a listing
The directory lists funeral committees, funeral homes, cemeteries and burial funds, each checked against its own page. Hours and numbers change, so call to confirm.
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Burial in another country
Most families use a Muslim funeral service or funeral home that already does repatriation. It deals with the local permits, the consulate, the coffin and the airline.
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