Muslims begin to conduct funeral rites immediately as soon as it becomes clear that a person is on the verge of life and death. Performing these rituals can only persons with a dignity.
First, the dying man is placed on his back so that his legs are facing towards Mecca. Then, loudly, so that a dying person hears, a prayer begins to be read. Before his death, according to tradition, he is given a drink of cold water. Relatives are not allowed to cry near the dying person. Immediately after the person has died, his chin is tied up, his eyes covered, his legs and arms straightened and his face covered. A heavy object is placed on the belly of the deceased.
Above the dead man, a rite of washing and washing is performed. As a rule, Muslims are buried only after three ritual ablutions, in which at least four people participate, who must be of the same gender as the deceased.
According to Sharia, Muslims are buried in only one shroud. Clothing is not permitted under any circumstances. The entire community can participate in the burial of a Muslim if the deceased was a poor person. The matter from which the shroud is made usually corresponds to the material condition of the deceased. The deceased should not be cut nails or hair. Before burial, the body of the deceased is aromatized with various oils. Prayers are read above him and then wrapped in a shroud, knotted at the head, at the feet and at the waist. These knots are untied before the body is lowered into the grave. The dead man wrapped in a shroud is put on a special funeral stretcher, on which he is delivered to the cemetery. Muslims attach particular importance to the funeral prayer, which is performed by the imam of the mosque or his deputy. During this prayer, obeisances are not performed. They seek to bury the dead as quickly as possible. If the stretcher with the body falls to the ground, then the head of the deceased must be turned in the direction of Kyble. The deceased is lowered down into the grave, after which a handful of earth is thrown into the pit and poured over with water. The grave can delve completely differently depending on the terrain. Sometimes it is strengthened by burnt bricks or boards. During the funeral, everyone present must prayer mentioning the name of the deceased.
All Muslim graves are facing their side towards Mecca. In no case should a Muslim be kept in a non-Muslim cemetery.
