وَيُلْحَدُ وَلَا يُشَقُّ... وَيُوجَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ... وَيُكْرَهُ لِلْإِحْكَامِ بَعْدَ الدَّفْنِ
• Grave Depth: The grave must be dug to a depth equal to half of a standing body height, or ideally chest height.
• The Side-Recess (Lahd): It is Sunnah to make a side-recess (Lahd) toward the Qiblah wall of the grave if the soil is firm. A straight ditch-like trench (Shaqq) is not preferred unless the soil is very loose.
• Lowering the Body: The body must be lowered from the Qiblah side of the grave, and those lowering it recite: "Bismillahi wa 'ala millati Rasulillah" (In the name of Allah, and upon the way of the Messenger of Allah).
• Postures: The body must be laid on its right side facing the Qiblah, and the shroud knots must be untied.
• Closing the Recess: The Lahd is sealed using unbaked clay bricks (Labin) or reeds; using baked bricks or wood is disliked (Makruh) unless necessitated by wet soil.
• Mounding: The earth is piled and shaped like a camel's hump (Tashnīm); making the grave flat or square is legally disliked.
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Burial and Grave Specifications
Funeral Rites Part 2: Funeral Prayer, Carrying, and Burial
وَيُلْحَدُ وَلَا يُشَقُّ... وَيُوجَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ عَلَى جَنْبِهِ الْأَيْمَنِ... وَيُكْرَهُ لِلْإِحْكَامِ بَعْدَ الدَّفْنِ
• Grave Depth: The grave must be dug to a depth equal to half of a standing body height, or ideally chest height.
• The Side-Recess (Lahd): It is Sunnah to make a side-recess (Lahd) toward the Qiblah wall of the grave if the soil is firm. A straight ditch-like trench (Shaqq) is not preferred unless the soil is very loose.
• Lowering the Body: The body must be lowered from the Qiblah side of the grave, and those lowering it recite: "Bismillahi wa 'ala millati Rasulillah" (In the name of Allah, and upon the way of the Messenger of Allah).
• Postures: The body must be laid on its right side facing the Qiblah, and the shroud knots must be untied.
• Closing the Recess: The Lahd is sealed using unbaked clay bricks (Labin) or reeds; using baked bricks or wood is disliked (Makruh) unless necessitated by wet soil.
• Mounding: The earth is piled and shaped like a camel's hump (Tashnīm); making the grave flat or square is legally disliked.