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1. COVID-19 AND ISLAMIC BURIAL
LAWS: SAFEGUARDING DIGNITY
OF THE DEAD
Prepared by Iqbal Saujan
Department of Islamic Studies
2. Losing a loved one is one of the most difficult things in life of the human beeings, even under the
best of circumstances.
Every culture and community has its own set of rituals to help ease the pain, from Hindus
gathering to burn corpses along the Ganges River to the Jewish tradition of receiving condolences
at home during a seven-day mourning period.
Under Islamic law, as in many cultures and religions, the management of dead bodies is the
object of specific rules that aim at ensuring the dignity and respect of the dead as well as for their
living relatives.
The nature and sheer scale of the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, however, has
created a number of questions, challenges and even rumours in Muslim-majority states as well as
for Muslim minority communities around the globe.
Introduction
3. Islamic Burial Laws and Protecting Life
According
to Islamic tradition, the burial of a deceased person is a collective obligation (farḍ kifāyah) by
the Muslim community.
This
obligation consists of ghusl, ritual washing of dead bodies, kafan, or shrouding the body with
pieces of cloth and finally salat al-janazah, a funeral prayer.
when
handling the remains of COVID-19 victims, whether in Muslim or non-Muslim states, Islamic
rules developed by Muslim jurists and Islamic authorities must be guided by two considerations:
First,
the lives of body handlers and rest of the community must not be endangered: The protection of life
(hifẓ al-nafs) is the first of the five ultimate objectives of Islamic law (maqāṣid al-sharīʻah) and therefore
overrides any other Islamic obligations.
Second,
according to Islamic burial rituals, the dignity of the dead and the emotions of their loved ones
are to be respected as much as is practically possible in extraordinary situations such as armed conflicts,
epidemics, disasters or other catastrophes. This pragmatic approach is characteristic of Islamic law, as
evidenced in the Islamic legal maxims (Harm must be removed (al-ḍarar yuzāl); Hardship begets ease (Al-
mashaqqah tajlib al-taysīr); Necessity lifts prohibitions/makes the unlawful lawful (Al-ḍarūrāt tubīḥ al-
maḥẓūrāt); Necessity is measured according to its proportion (Al-ḍarurah tuqaddar biqadariha); and Matters
shall be judged by their objectives (Al-umūr bimaqāṣidhā))
4. ISLAMIC BURIAL LAW GUIDANCE
The guidance provided by Islamic and health authorities in Muslim-majority states and Islamic
organizations in the West therefore differ with regard to the three core Islamic burial laws:
1. Ritual washing (ghusl):
The required ghusl, or ritual washing of the body, can be performed as normal for COVID-19 victims,
provided that the necessary protective measures are put in place.
Forensic guidance includes wearing complete Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – including gloves,
gown, a waterproof apron, face shield and goggles, and a mask – as well as avoiding direct contact with
blood or bodily fluids, making sure that wounds are covered with waterproof bandages, and avoiding
contact with the face and mouth, as well as food, drink, or eating and drinking utensils.
To date, ghusl has been administered on the bodies of COVID-19 victims in most cases, as for example in
Egypt, the UK or Canada.
The most detailed procedural guide on the burial of COVID-19 Muslim victims has been issued by the
Canadian Council of Imams and the Muslim Medical Association of Canada. Another guiding manual
has just been released by Al-Azhar Global Fatwa Center.
5. CONTINUE
If health authorities conclude that normal ghusl, which includes scrubbing the body of the deceased
person, could lead to infection, then merely pouring or just spraying water onto the body is sufficient.
This was confirmed by Jordanian Iftaa Board Resolution No. 283, issued on 19 March 2020.
The resolution makes clear that all necessary protective measures must be taken to prevent infection
and that as much as possible of the burial rituals shall be performed provided that no infection can be
transmitted. Otherwise, merely spraying water on the body and shrouding will suffice.
The Ministry of Health in Morocco has also issued instructions for the handling of dead bodies of
confirmed or potential COVID-19 victims, stating that ‘the ritual of washing the body, whether at the
hospital morgue or the city morgue, must be supervised by the local management team (reducing to
a minimum the use of water, spraying and other rituals used)’. Afterwards, all areas used should be
disinfected, including trolleys and tables, and disposable objects should be treated as medical waste
6. CONTINUE
If
spraying water could also lead to infection, then dry purification, or tayammum, should be
performed.
Both
Iran’s Supreme Guide, Ali Khamenei and his eminence Al-Sayyid Ali Al-Husseini Al-
Sistani, the prominent Shi‘̄ī authorities, have issued recent fatwas to this effect.
If
none of the above is permitted by the health authorities, as is the case for example in Algeria,
France and Tunisia, then the body should be buried without ghusl or tayammum. This is not a new
Islamic position. In fact, premodern Muslim jurists permitted burials without performing ghusl in
cases where the high number of bodies resulting from an epidemic would make it impossible.
7. 2. SHROUDING (KAFAN)
Following
the same approach as with ghusl, shrouding shall be done only if there is no risk of
infection.
In
the fatwa on 27 March 2020 regarding the burial of those who have died from COVID-19,
Ayatollah Al-Sistani proclaimed that the three layers of shroud could wrap the body even from
outside the body bag and, if that is not possible, then a single shroud could cover the whole body.
8. FUNERAL PRAYER (SALAT AL-GHĀ’IB)
The funeral prayer requirement should not constitute an issue in the context of COVID-19
because it can be performed by a minimum of two individuals.
Furthermore, funeral prayers can be performed at the grave after the burial of the dead
Alternatively, absentee funeral prayers (salat al-ghā’ib) can be performed on COVID-19 victims,
as advocated in a recent fatwa issued during a Facebook live session by Sheikh Ahmad Wisam,
the Secretary of Fatwa at Dar al-Ifta in Egypt.
Most Muslim-majority or minority states have closed mosques and advised that funeral prayers
should be performed in open spaces or cemeteries. They have also advised keeping the number of
those who perform the funeral prayer on the COVID-19 victims to a minimum and ensuring that
burial can be carried out on the same day.
9. DENYING BURIAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS
The
refusal to bury the mortal remains of COVID-19 victims is due to the misperception that
corpses could spread infection in nearby population centers.
These
types of rumors led Dr Ahmed al-Tayyeb (the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the highest
religious authority in the Sunni world) and Dr. Shawki Allam (the Grand Mufti of Egypt) to issue
statements condemning and prohibiting this practice.
The
fact that burying the dead as a collective obligation (farḍ kifāyah) in Islam means that the
entire Muslim community would be guilty if they failed to fulfil this communal duty.
10. COLLECTIVE GRAVES
While
Islamic law provides that every dead body should be buried in an individual grave
Muslim
jurists agree that, in case of necessity such as armed conflicts or disasters, collective graves
are permitted.
Male
and female bodies should be buried in separate graves, but if necessity dictates otherwise,
classical Muslim jurists stipulate that a barrier of dust should be placed between the bodies.
Classical
Muslim jurists also agree that Muslims and non-Muslims should be buried in separate
graves.
However,
in situations where the religious identity of bodies is unknown, Muslim jurists have
disagreed as to whether they should be buried in Muslim or non-Muslim graves or whether they
should be buried in special graves that do not belong to either the Muslim or the non-Muslim graves.
This
practice of burying the dead in separate graves based on religious identity is still observed in
some Muslim-majority states and can hinder the dignified burial of unidentified dead bodies if there
are no graves allocated for non-Muslim bodies.
11. CREMATION
In
Islamic law and Muslim cultures, burying the dead in the ground is regarded as the correct way
of respecting dead bodies, while cremation is prohibited because it is considered a violation of the
dignity of the human body.
Cremation
of the remains of individuals that have died from COVID-19 has therefore been a
great concern for Muslim communities in some non-Muslim majority and minoriy states.
In
the UK, the government has amended an emergency COVID-19 bill to stop cremation
against the wishes of Muslim and Jewish families, since cremation is strictly prohibited in both
faiths.
In
Sri Lanka, the Muslim community appealed on 26 March 2020 to President Gotabaya
Rajapaksa to stop the cremation of COVID-19 Muslim victims.
On
3 April 2020, Amnesty International expressed concern that ‘religious tensions could be
inflamed if Muslim families not allowed to bury relatives in accordance with religious practice’,
noting that two of the early COVID-19 victims belonging to the Muslim faith were ‘forcibly
cremated on the instructions of the authorities and against the wishes of the deceased’s families’.
12. CONTINUE
The World Health Organization’s guidance on infection prevention and control for the safe
management of bodies in the context of COVID-19 shines a clear light on the debate, stating that ‘To
date there is no evidence of persons having become infected from exposure to the bodies of persons
who died from COVID-19’.
However, a low risk does still exist from the aerosolisation of fluids from the body, a risk that is
greater for health care and death care workers who may be involved in the examination of a dead
body or the cleaning of a mortuary area following autopsy.
13. CONCLUSION
Islamic
burial laws and instructions from health authorities in Muslim-majority states are
considerably and continuously shaped by the available medical evidence and forensic guidelines,
demonstrating that Islamic law is able to adapt to the reality of handling the remains of people who
have died from COVID-19. In other words, it is realistic to follow authorities’ medical and forensic
instructions while also respecting Islamic burial laws.
In
the Islamic legislative process, Muslim jurists use certain Islamic sources and legal tools to
develop laws regulating the handling of remains of individuals who have died from COVID-19,
guided by the objectives of preventing individual and communal harm and maintaining the dignity
of the dead. To fulfil these objectives, humanitarian forensic scientists, protection, communication
and networking delegates require basic understanding of the above Islamic positions, the Islamic
legal system, its sources and legal tools – coupled with an awareness of the different practices in
various Muslim cultures and contexts – that will help them to communicate key messages and
facilitate discussions on common ground using a culturally sensitive approach.
14. REFERENCES
Cordula
Droege, COVID-19 response in conflict zones hinges on respect for international
humanitarian law, April 16, 2020
Ahmed
Al-Dawoody, Respect for the dead under Islamic law: Considerations for humanitarian
forensics, November 1, 2018
Oran
Finegan, Dignity in death: Remembrance and the voice of the dead, November 1, 2017