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Old 05-02-2011, 02:55 PM   #604
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Bin Laden thrown overboard off aircraft carrier.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/wo.../03burial.html

I remember Islamic burial rites were quite strict. Is there anything about being buried at sea?

Found this website:
http://www.al-islam.org/laws/burial.html
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623. * If a person dies on a ship and if there is no fear of the decay of the dead body and if there is no problem in retaining it for sometime on the ship, it should be kept on it and buried in the ground after reaching the land. Otherwise, after giving Ghusl, Hunut, Kafan and Namaz-e-Mayyit it should be lowered into the sea in a vessel of clay or with a weight tied to its feet. And as far as possible it should not be lowered at a point where it is eaten up immediately by the sea predators.



624. If it is feared that an enemy may dig up the grave and exhume the dead body and amputate its ears or nose or other limbs, it should be lowered into sea, if possible, as stated in the foregoing rule.
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