1) Select a true statement.

1. The body must not be washed in the mortuary section of an Islamic center.
2. The body must not be washed at a government facility.
3. The body must only be washed at the residence of the deceased.
4. None of the above.

2) What makes the Salat ul-Janazah (funeral prayer) different from the regular prayer?

1. It is performed outside the mosque.
2. It is said silently, except for the takbir and tasleem.
3. There is no bowing or prostrating.
4. All of the above.

3) With regards to the burial, one may:

1. recite Quran at the cemetery.
2. place three handfuls of soil into the grave.
3. put flowers and water around the grave to benefit the deceased.
4. None of the above.

4) With regards to the Salat ul-Janazah (funeral prayer):

1. the Muslim community is obligated to say the funeral prayer.
2. it is mandatory that there is a congregation, otherwise the obligation will not be fulfilled.
3. Muslims should take part in this prayer only if they know the deceased or his family.
4. the prayer is performed to seek forgiveness and mercy only for the deceased.

5) By whom should the deceased be washed by?

1. Best friends of the deceased.
2. Only those managing funeral homes.
3. Close family members of the same gender.
4. Anybody who is free and available but of the same gender.

6) Select a false statement.

1. One should not comment on the body of the deceased.
2. The spouse is not permitted to perform the washing due to the difference in gender.
3. Only the same gender parent may wash the body of their deceased child.
4. All of the above.

7) Who should be appointed to wash the body of the deceased believer if no relative is available?

1. The most trustworthy and pious people present.
2. Best friends of the deceased.
3. Those whom the deceased appointed before death.
4. Anybody who volunteers first.