Question:Will the deceased know when I visit him?

Answer:In the name of Allah, yes he will. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible for the imam of the congregation to perform the Eid prayer twice, and to set it up on the first day of a group of believers who have fasted according to the view of their religious authority (marji), and on the next day the Imam of congregation prayer leads another group of believers who have fasted according to another religious authority? If the imam does not break his fast and is waiting for the opinion of his religious authority, is it correct for him to pray Eid as imam while he is still fasting?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is not permissible to pray Eid prayer while the Imam is fasting during Ramadan. If he prays – according to his job- and the Eid is announced, the prayer is valid for that day only, but the prayer of the next day is an innovation. If he follows the Taqyia to protect himself or his honor from the non-believers, it is permissible to pray the Eid prayer on the next day. Allah knows best.

Question:With regard to the prayer of the gift (i.e., the night of burial), is it permissible to consider it among the nawafil of Maghrib or night? Is it permissible to bring it between Maghrib and 'Isha'? Is it better to do it or to bring it after supper?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be advised, my son, that any work does not enter into another work and you can pray Nawafil night and give it to the dead. This is not the prayer of night of burial. Allah knows best.

Question:In the holy month of Ramadan, believers used to hold certain rituals to commemorate the honorable nights of Al-Qadr, including that they pray a congregation with the intention of offering the missed prayers of daily prayer. However, neither the imam of the congregational prayer is sure that he is obliged to do missed prayers, nor the believers who pray after him. Is the prayer of the congregation valid in sharia, and is the congregation gathering with the intention of offering the missed prayers?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be advised, my son, that every one – except the infallible Imam- is aware of the mistakes in prayer either due to negligence or ignorance. We know this through the fact that we make mistakes in our daily lives and most of us are exposed to the need for two prostrations of forgetfulness. How can you be sure that your prayer is flawless? For this reason, the most notable figures in the Shiite doctrine used to repeat their prayers. One of the religious scholars had repeated his prayers three times in his life, yet he recommended his son Fakhurl Muhaqiqeen (may Allah be pleased with him) to repeat all his prayers after his death and this is Sayed Abu al-Qasim Sayed masters (may Allah be pleased with him) even though he did not state this to return prayers, but it is proven that he recommended his son Muhammad Taqi al-Khoei to return all his prayers after his death. I hope that Allah will reconcile and repay. This is the possibility of the invalidation of the prayers of man is limitless. It is found and it leads to hold the prayer in the way you have mentioned. May Allah help us for doing good.

Question:A person mentions in his will that he should be shrouded in a shroud on which the great “du'aa al-jushan is written. It is known that this du'aa includes the names of Allah and his attributes. We know that if the deceased is covered with such a shroud, then it will be buried and after a few days, the body will be decomposed by the earthly factors. What is the sharia ruling? Should we enshroud him and execute his will or not?

Answer:In the name of Allah, be advised, my son, when washing the dead it is highly recommended to press on his stomach until the waste is evacuated and then wash his rectum as required. In this case, the body is pure. Then, the dead body shall be washed three times according to what is stated in our practical treatise. Thus, it will be clean; nothing comes out of it. The body becomes pure, i.e., if the body is decomposed, it will remain pure and the shroud does not get impure. Kindly, contemplate in the question and pay attention to the answer. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible to spend one-third of the deceased if he does not mention how to spend it in the will to support the popular mobilization forces, the families of martyrs or charitable institutions? Is this considered a continuous charity?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is not permissible, as in the question, without the consent of the heirs. Allah knows best.

Question:Is it permissible for the deceased's family to replace the amount of the funeral (wake) ceremony by feeding the poor or distributing clothing to them or other acts of charity?

Answer:In the name of Allah, it is permissible to do this, provided that it is not done to insult the heirs of the deceased according to the customs that surround the deceased's heirs. Allah knows best.

Question:Are there narrations for Ahlulbait (PBUH) regarding the ceremonies of the funerals and its days and the distribution of food and others?

Answer:In the name of Allah, narrations are reported that there certain recommended acts in which people visit the afflicted to condole and comfort him by feeding. However, there is no objection to the common ceremonies because they comfort the heart of the afflicted person. The people intended to seek closeness to Allah with this deed. May they be rewarded, but these customs are not mandatory to be abode by. Allah knows best.

Question:What is the reason for reciting Quran on the deceased after eating for the reward? Will the dead eat?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the dead will benefit from the reward of feeding and the reward to read Surat Al-Fatihah from the one who feeds and the one who distributes the food. Allah knows best.

Question:It is customary in some Lebanese villages that if someone died, in first three nights a person is hired to recite the Quran on the grave of the deceased. This work is called the funeral of the dead, what is the legitimacy of this work? Is it enough to put a machine on the tomb without reading directly?

Answer:In the name of Allah, the work is undoubtedly a project and the recording machine is not sufficient in as in the question. Allah knows best.