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One man asked Shaikh Abu Ishaq Fazari (R), \u201cWould a shroud-thief *(a person who steals burial garment) be forgiven?\u201d He replied, \u201cIf his intention is pure and Allah Taala accepts it as sincere.\u201d <\/span>The man said, \u201cI used to steal shroud from the graves. I had witnessed that some deceased had their faced turned opposite Qibla<\/em>.\u201d Shaikh Fazari (R) kept silent. He then wrote a letter to Imam Awzayi (R) and inquired of the matter. Imam Awzayi (R) replied, \u201cYes, Tawba of the shroud-thief would be accepted if Allah Taala grants it as sincere. And those deceased who had been seen with faces turning opposite Qibla<\/em> are the ones who died on the path other than Sunnah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

N.B. Shroud-thieves were common in the past<\/em>. From Ruh, Shaikh Ibnul Qayim Jawziya (R)<\/sup><\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can at least say that if a Muslim\u2019s face turns opposite Qibla<\/em> after death, it is a sign of misfortune, i.e. his ending wasn\u2019t satisfactory. If such happens due to not following Sunnah<\/em> then it is definitely a grave sin. Following Sunnah<\/em> is the key to all success for a Muslim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunnah is a broad term. Major meaning of \u2018 to follow the Sunnah\u2019 is, to<\/em> follow the complete Shariah<\/em><\/strong>; many Muslims, who don\u2019t understand this broad meaning of Sunnah<\/em>, refer it to one narrow sense, which actually is used as the Fiqhi<\/em> term of the word Sunnah<\/em>, i.e. in Fiqh, there is Fard<\/em>, Wajeeb<\/em> as well as Sunnah<\/em>. Interesting is, according to the broad term Sunnah<\/em>, (the previous meaning) all Ibadat, including Salat, Sawm, Zakaat<\/em> and all other good deeds are Sunnah, i.e. to follow the complete Deen which Rasulullah \ufdfa demonstrated and established by the commands of Allah Taala!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now for instance, if one says, keeping a beard is Sunnah<\/em>, what does it actually mean? It means that \u2018keeping beard\u2019 is a part of Deen. But if one wants to say what the Fiqhi Ruling of Beard is, keeping beard is Waajib** or at least Sunnat-e-Muakkadah<\/em>, i.e. it<\/em> must be performed<\/em>, and therefore, shaving the beard is a major sin. So, people who neglect to keep beard and say it is just a Sunnah <\/em>(they mean that shaving is no sin) are making a big mistake!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**Waajib<\/em> is also something necessary, although of a slightly lesser degree than Fardh. The person who denies this will not become a Kaafir, but will be a Faasiq (flagrant sinner). Sunnat-e-Muakkadah are those actions of Nabi \ufdfa which were done regularly. A person who leaves out such an act will be sinning.<\/p>\n

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