Cremation and islam

[Sarahjon]

Death can happen, and I am abroad. I want to ask a close friend to have my body cremated and transported to Uzb in the case of an accident / death so that the ashes are buried next to the graves of my family. My question is whether cremation is at all acceptable with islamic rules? Would it be permissable to bury a can of ashes at muslim 'mozor'???
Sorry to bring up this gloomy subject.

[Ahmet]

Dear Sarahjon,

One can get more information on this topic. I got the following answer only.


Title:
Cremation instead of Burial of the Dead

Question:
I, again, have a very specific question to ask you - is cremation of the human body and the spreading of the ashes allowed under Islam? Are there any circumstances where this would be allowed where under another set of circumstances it would not be?

Please excuse my specificity or nature of the question, which has been done for clarification purposes for those of us that are new to the Islam. The brevity of question is by no means intended to demean the overall meaning of the Qur'an and the teachings.

We appreciate, as usual, your reply in clarification to us.

Thank you very much.

Wassalaam



Answer:
Some of the rituals regarding the dead are a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) and deviations in this respect can only be allowed under obviously exceptional situations. The rituals (regarding the dead) that are a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) include burying our dead. Other such rituals include washing and then clothing of the corpse (in a cloth normally called Kafan) and the Janazah prayer.

One may ask why should there be a stress on burial, when the actual purpose is to dispose of the corpse. The answer to this question is that these traditions form a part of the distinguishing symbols of the nations that find their origin in Divine guidance. All those nations (ummahs) that have their basis in Divine revelation (the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims) follow this tradition. It can therefore be termed as an Abrahamic tradition (i.e. a tradition of the Abrahimic deen, like khatnah or circumcision of the male child).

You have asked me to specify the circumstances under which a deviation from this tradition may be allowed. It would obviously be quite difficult to imagine an exhaustive list of situations in which such deviations may be allowed. As a principle, however, we may safely say that in all such situations where the burial of the dead is not possible, an alternative method may be used to respectfully dispose of the corpse. Nevertheless, as a matter of personal choice, I would still not recommend cremation or burning of the corpse, in the particular perspective of the Biblical and the Qur'anic concept of the punishment of hellfire. To me, with this background, cremation of a loved one would not have a comforting effect. It would be quite close to signifying putting the dead into a horrible punishment.

[Sarahjon]

Thanks, Ahmet - appreciate your quick response. This does not give a clear yes or no answer, though... 'Since burial is possible, creamation should not be used' - is a bottomline from your post, to me... oh well - will think more about this tomorrow.



Dear Sarahjon,

One can get more information on this topic. I got the following answer only.


Title:
Cremation instead of Burial of the Dead

Question:
I, again, have a very specific question to ask you - is cremation of the human body and the spreading of the ashes allowed under Islam? Are there any circumstances where this would be allowed where under another set of circumstances it would not be?

Please excuse my specificity or nature of the question, which has been done for clarification purposes for those of us that are new to the Islam. The brevity of question is by no means intended to demean the overall meaning of the Qur'an and the teachings.

We appreciate, as usual, your reply in clarification to us.

Thank you very much.

Wassalaam



Answer:
Some of the rituals regarding the dead are a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) and deviations in this respect can only be allowed under obviously exceptional situations. The rituals (regarding the dead) that are a part of the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) include burying our dead. Other such rituals include washing and then clothing of the corpse (in a cloth normally called Kafan) and the Janazah prayer.

One may ask why should there be a stress on burial, when the actual purpose is to dispose of the corpse. The answer to this question is that these traditions form a part of the distinguishing symbols of the nations that find their origin in Divine guidance. All those nations (ummahs) that have their basis in Divine revelation (the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims) follow this tradition. It can therefore be termed as an Abrahamic tradition (i.e. a tradition of the Abrahimic deen, like khatnah or circumcision of the male child).

You have asked me to specify the circumstances under which a deviation from this tradition may be allowed. It would obviously be quite difficult to imagine an exhaustive list of situations in which such deviations may be allowed. As a principle, however, we may safely say that in all such situations where the burial of the dead is not possible, an alternative method may be used to respectfully dispose of the corpse. Nevertheless, as a matter of personal choice, I would still not recommend cremation or burning of the corpse, in the particular perspective of the Biblical and the Qur'anic concept of the punishment of hellfire. To me, with this background, cremation of a loved one would not have a comforting effect. It would be quite close to signifying putting the dead into a horrible punishment.

[Mubina]

Death can happen, and I am abroad. I want to ask a close friend to have my body cremated and transported to Uzb in the case of an accident / death so that the ashes are buried next to the graves of my family. My question is whether cremation is at all acceptable with islamic rules? Would it be permissable to bury a can of ashes at muslim 'mozor'???
Sorry to bring up this gloomy subject.

Ask Allah (swt) in your prayers to return you to your homeland safe and sound.
It's best way to escape the death abroad and the best way of 'ibodat'.

May Allah(swt) grant you patience,
Mubina

[Royal]

Death can happen, and I am abroad. I want to ask a close friend to have my body cremated and transported to Uzb in the case of an accident / death so that the ashes are buried next to the graves of my family. My question is whether cremation is at all acceptable with islamic rules? Would it be permissable to bury a can of ashes at muslim 'mozor'???
Sorry to bring up this gloomy subject.
God create the man kind from the ground (some say "ashes", some say " dirt")
Olloh insonni turpoqdan yaratgani uchun , inson qazo etganidan song qandoq holda bolmasada yerga berilishi kerak.
man bu yerdan ham qarab korish kerak

http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchhadith.html
va boshqa joylardan ham

http://www.islamicschool.net/links.htm

[Black]

Death can happen, and I am abroad. I want to ask a close friend to have my body cremated and transported to Uzb in the case of an accident / death so that the ashes are buried next to the graves of my family. My question is whether cremation is at all acceptable with islamic rules? Would it be permissable to bury a can of ashes at muslim 'mozor'???
Sorry to bring up this gloomy subject.

Afaik the dead body should be buried to the nearest cemetry, it should not be carried to long distances. That's why when people go to Hajj and die there not a single body will be returned.

[Sarahjon]

Thank you, all, for your responces.



Afaik the dead body should be buried to the nearest cemetry, it should not be carried to long distances. That's why when people go to Hajj and die there not a single body will be returned.

[Ma'ruf]

Death can happen, and I am abroad. I want to ask a close friend to have my body cremated and transported to Uzb in the case of an accident / death so that the ashes are buried next to the graves of my family. My question is whether cremation is at all acceptable with islamic rules? Would it be permissable to bury a can of ashes at muslim 'mozor'???
Sorry to bring up this gloomy subject.

E Hudo Saqlasin,yahshi niyat qilsangizchi...O'qishni o'qib...hotirjam Hudo deb yuravering!