Rules Concerning Graveyards: Charging Fees for Burial in a Donated Public Muslim Cemetery
Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei
Rules Concerning Graveyards: Charging Fees for Burial in a Donated Public Muslim Cemetery
English:
Question #2088:
A person donated a piece of land to be used as a burial ground and made it a public cemetery for Muslims. Is it permissible for the board of trustees to charge people a fee for burying their dead there?
Answer #2088:
They have no right to demand payment of anything for burying the dead in a public graveyard that has been designated as an endowment. However, there is no objection to their charging a fee for providing any sort of service to the cemetery or the relatives of the dead in connection with burying their loved ones.
-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Rules Concerning Graveyards