The preference for lahd draws on reported early practice and the wording اللَّحْدُ لَنَا وَالشَّقُّ لِغَيْرِنَا
Translation: Lahd is for us, and shaqq is for others.
Arguments permitting or preferring shaqq consider transmitted practice and circumstances such as unstable soil. This is primarily a dispute of preferred form, not respect for the deceased.
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Funerals: Carrying the Bier, Lahd and Burial
The preference for lahd draws on reported early practice and the wording اللَّحْدُ لَنَا وَالشَّقُّ لِغَيْرِنَا
Translation: Lahd is for us, and shaqq is for others.
Arguments permitting or preferring shaqq consider transmitted practice and circumstances such as unstable soil. This is primarily a dispute of preferred form, not respect for the deceased.