Prayers & Duties >> Death & Funeral
Question ID: 36012Country: India
Answer ID: 36012
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 135/135/M=1433) (1) It is not necessary. (2) It is afdhal to recite the first part of surah al-Baqrah to head side of the dead and the last part of surah al-Baqarah to his foot side. It is proved from hadith: عن عبدالله بن عمر مرفوعاً ، وليقرأ عند رأسه فاتحة البقره وعند رجليه بخاتمه البقرة (مشكوة) .
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India