Moving the deceased after burial (concerning Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar)

Question

Respected Hazrat (damat barakatuhum)! Al-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. How is your esteemed health? A copy of General Shah Nawaz’s letter is enclosed. In this connection it is especially noteworthy that this issue also came up during the lifetime of Hazrat Mawlana Abu al-Kalam Azad and the respected Mujahid-i Millat (‘Fighter for the Community’) Mawlana Hifz al-Rahman.

Answer

The basic rule is that a person should be buried in the very settlement in which he died. If he left instructions, “Bury me in such-and-such a place,” it is not binding (lazim) to act on that bequest; in the Sacred Law such a bequest is void: [ar]يُندَب دفنه في جهة موته، أي في مقابر أهل المكان الذي مات فيه أو قُتل[/ar] “It is recommended (mandub)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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