Is it haram to cremate the dead body in Islam? Where will the spirit of the dead person be if his body is cremated and its ashes fly away?
How will the spirit of a dead body that is cremated and whose ashes fly away suffer from grave torture? What will happen to the spirits of the mummified dead bodies? Their bodies do not decay; their bones are not squeezed; they cannot be eaten by worms and snakes.
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is not permissible to cremate a body. A person whose body is cremated or mummified can also suffer grave torture.
According to our religion, it is necessary for dead bodies to be enshrouded and buried under the ground. It is stated in the Quran that this practice was taught to man by Allah and that Hz. Adam's son who learned what to do with the dead body of his brother from a crow said,
"Woe is me!' Was I not even, able to be as this raven and to hide the shame of my brother?" (al-Maida, 5/31)
It is indirectly stated in other verses that a dead body needs to be buried. (Taha, 20/ 55; al-Mursalat, 77/25-26; Abasa 80/21-22)
Burying the dead body under the ground has a lot of wisdoms like the cleanliness of the environment, health, protecting human prestige and reminding death. (see Mustafa Uzunpostalcı, "Defin", Diyanet İslam Ansiklopedisi, IX/86)
Besides, the following hadith is reported from the Prophet (pbuh) about the dead body:
"Breaking a bone of the dead body is like breaking his bone when he was alive." (Muwatta, Janaiz 15; Abu Dawud, Janaiz 58-60; Ibn Majah, Janaiz, 63)
That is, it is not permissible to break a bone of a living person; similarly, it is not permissible to break a bone of a dead body, either. Cremating the dead body can be compared to this.
Questions on Islam
- Is it permissible to cremate the dead body of a person?
- How can we overcome the fear of death?
- How will the grave punishment of the dead people whose corpses are not found be? Does the soul suffer the punishment of grave?
- Is it permissible to collect the bones in a grave in order to change the place of a grave?
- Is there penalty in the grave? What are the verses in the Quran related to penalty in the grave? If there is penalty in the grave, will it be for the body or the spirit? Is penalty in the grave contrary to Allah’s mercy?
- How was Belief in the Hereafter Observed in Various Communities throughout History?
- Can the funeral of a deceased person be delayed for a long period?
- Will you give information about the death of jinn? Where do jinn bury the dead bodies of jinn?
- I wonder what the real reason behind washing a dead person is.
- What are the benefits of visiting graves? Do the dead people see those who come to their graves?
