TWO TYPES OF GRAVES(QABR)

• The LAHAD: Where the ground and sides of the Qabr are firm, then a recess should be dug on the Qibla side to allow placing the body in the recess. Unbaked bricks should preferably be used to close the recess,and made to fit neatly.

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• The SHIQ: Where the soft nature of the ground does not allow a LAHD to be made, then a shallow trench should be dug in the centre at the bottom of the Qabr, to allow the body to be placed in this trench. Timber may be used to cover this. The use of any fabrics or blankets, etc is undesirable and wasteful. The bamboo or planks must be cut to size and set to fit properly in the grave before burial, to avoid last minute inconvenience.

Note: It is MAKROOH (undesirable) to dig out and prepare one’s own grave during one’s lifetime.