Cremation
@Irfan76 so sir……….. Does that mean cremation is permitted even if it is not an emergency?
Oh, I see. The thing is, sir, the reason I asked this question is because, first, there are difficulties for fellow Muslims in Japan who cannot bury the dead because it is not permitted by the local community. And secondly, many scholars say that cremation is haram, based on several hadiths such as this: Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu’minin: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Breaking a dead man’s bone is like breaking it when he is alive. Sunan Abi Dawud 3207 https://sunnah.com/abudawud:3207 ‘A’isha reported God’s messenger as saying, “Breaking a dead man’s bone is like breaking it when he is alive.” Malik, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it. Mishkat al-Masabih 1714 https://sunnah.com/mishkat:1714 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, “Breaking the bone of a Muslim when he is dead is like breaking it when he is alive.” She meant if done in wrong action. Muwatta Malik https://sunnah.com/urn/505670 Based on the above hadith, is cremation haram?
Not suitable if not necessary