Question:
What is the Islamic view about cremation?
Answer:
In Islam, funeral rites and practices have been prescribed by revealed law, in accordance with the dictates of Allah. According to revealed law, beginning from the time of Prophet Adam until the last Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon them all, burying the dead has been the prescribed method of conveying the deceased to their graves. We have no mention anywhere that cremation was acceptable in any of the previous dispensations from God.