Important Rules in the Cemetery

It is important to observe workplace health and safety rules both for the family, friends and funeral directors.
It is prohibited to step over, lean, or sit on a grave.
It is prohibited to build any form of construction on the grave, or decorate the grave.
From the authentic traditions, it is clear that to erect domes over graves or build mausoleums or Mosques on graves is strictly forbidden. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: ” Do not build Mosques in the graveyard ” (Muslim).
It is prohibited to plaster the grave, whitewash the grave, or use cooked stones.
It is prohibited to pray facing towards the graves. Abu Martad al-Ghanawi reported that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: ” Do not pray facing towards the graves ” (Muslim).
Women are forbidden from attending the burial. This is according to the authentic Hadith of Um-Atiyah who reported that we were forbidden to accompany funeral processions. (Bukhari & Muslim).
It is prohibited to cremate the body of dead Muslim, even if the deceased requested it before his death.
Performing an autopsy on a dead Muslim is totally prohibited, unless it is requested by court order.