As soon as you have the right documents for burial, or are sure of getting the documents by a particular time, you must plan the funeral.
You must have a Certificate for Burial (known the Green Form) or Oder for Burial (form 101) that a coroner has issued otherwise a burial cannot take place.
5 main points
for the preparation of a Muslim’s body
There are 5 main points for the preparation of a Muslim’s body for burial as listed below:
- Body washing (Ghusl)
- Shrouding the body (Kafn)
- Funeral prayers (Janazah Salah)
- Funeral procession (carrying the funeral bier to the grave)
- Burial (Tadfin)
The practical aspects
of arranging a funeral
- Making arrangements for Ghusl
- Arranging transport of the body (from wherever it is being kept to the place where the Ghusl is to take place; to the home of the family if required; to the Mosque if Janazah Salah is to take place there and then finally to the cemetery)
- Making arrangements with the cemetery
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Paperwork needed for burial
| TYPE OF DEATH | DOCTOR/CORONER GIVES: | REGISTRAR GIVES: |
| Expected death and unexpected death not referred to Coroner | Formal Notice and Medical Certificate on Cause of Death | Certificate for Burial (Green Form) |
| Unexpected death referred to Coroner | From 100 (Pink Form) or Form 101, Order for Burial | Certificate for Burial (Green Form) if Form 100 given. Nothing further needed for burial if Form 101 given |
| Stillborn below 24th week of pregnancy | NVF Form (Non-Viable Foetus Form) giving details of still born | Nothing further needed for burial |
| Stillbirth in the 24th or higher week of pregnancy | Medical Certificate of Stillbirth | Certificate of Registration of Stillbirth |