The Malaysian Insider

Next time, if you are afraid to tell your family that you are converting, just make a will. At least, you spare the living ones from fighting in court for your funeral rites.

I can't get my head round the concept of fighting over a deceased person's religion. What's in it for the religious authorities that they're so adamant about burying someone as a Muslim or not? Seriously. What is wrong with Malaysia? We are a joke to the entire world.

IIANM, according to the rules on Muslim wills, the will is only valid for 1/3 of the estate.

The estate of the deceased is inherited by the family members according to a set criteria. And the will may not assign anything to those who are already recipients by default.

However, any asset assigned before death will not be governed by these rules.

Body snatchers at work again..

There are some Malaysians who have left Islam. One day, they will die too. Let's see then if the their church now will allow them to be buried in Islamic rites as wanted by their parents... We will then see that people like Paddington Bear and shankar are unreasonable.

"The family was allowed to spend 30 minutes with his remains."

Just 30 minutes allowed? Our Muslim friends should be more compassionate towards the non-Muslim. It's the rights of the family to stay with the deceased as long as desired. No one should say allow or disallow.

I don't understand why some people secretly convert.
If they are so ashamed of the religion they converted to and to keep the conversion a secret, then, to me, they don't deserve to be a member of the new religion.
He or she should be proud of the new religion he or she belongs to, not feel guilty about it !

This is whats actually happening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-3X5hIFXYU

family ties are blood ties which cannot be broken no matter how hard you try. It seems that the islamic religious council are closer to the decease than his own family. Their members must be so proud with themselves and think that with each islamic burial, they are getting ever closer to their rights to heaven.

these ppl really sickening ..can't they just let the body rest in peace...

And what is MAIS going to do about Michael Jackson?

Those whose despicable intention is to dispute the right of others to embrace Islam will always try to snatch the body of a muslim at death.

And yet, these are the same people who claim to be champions of human rights.

Paddington Bear and shankar:
Please be objective. He had converted and did not inform his family since 1992, for reasons we will never know. It's not about "body snatching" or being adamant. A muslim must be buried according to his religion, and who are we to pontify as to what is right and wrong.

It's a terrible shame that this 'body-snatching' tussle continues. No one truly gains from it - neither the grieving family, nor the religious authorities. But what I fail to understand is, why aren't the Islamic authorities attempting to explain what's the rationale behind the need for a muslim to have a muslim burial? How is it so important that the whole force of law and physical might are exerted on a poor grieving family? Some questions come to mind:
-Does it compromise the deceased's destiny in the afterlife?
-How does a burial ritual add merit to the deceased?
-Does it compromise the muslim community's integrity or sensitivity in this life?
-Is it a matter of religious pride or divine requirement, or merely a convention of Malaysian muslims?
-How does Islam address the pain of the grieving non-Muslim family, or do we count for nothing?
-Does it bring divine judgment on the muslim community?
Enlighten us. Tell us why the muslim burial ritual is of such great importance (in contrast to other religious practices perhaps). Seriously. I really think there are many people out there who want to understand this issue better.

Please make sure MJ is buried the proper muslim way. That is a must. Precedent has been set. Outsider interfering with private live. So, it is only proper that Malaysia, as the custodian of the Muslim world, to send representative to the States to ensure that no elements of non-islam is used or practised in the burial of MJ.

I've never had any personal opinions about politics or religion. The foundation of being a human being is in being humble, kind, forgiving, modest and to empathise and sympathise with not just fellow human beings, animals too. In any case, MAIS will not go to hell if they did all these - God is not cruel. However, I would say that it is inhuman to hurt and bring pain to the family members who loved, cared and nutured Mr.Singh over the years. MAIS nor their fellow brothers/sisters have in the slightest way contributed to any part of that emotional bond. To me, it changes nothing - you have no hold on the soul. If you want a lifeless body - go right ahead and gloat about how many brownie points you have collected by burying the man according to Muslim rights and by bring pain and anguish to the family. At the end of the day, it's the curses from a broken, sadden heart of a mourning mother you get and will give these curses as a gift to your generation to come. Heaven is at a mothers feet - all mothers. They go through the same pain during child birth and in raising and nurturing their children. Please don't insult anyone's intelligence by drawing a difference about motherhood through religion. How ironic these people are - so self righteous and yet they forget the greatest sin of all - bring tears and pain to another human being - in this case, his mother and the entire Singh family. I hope they will forgive these self righteous people in time, though I doubt. Rest in peace Mr.Singh. God will be the judge of your soul and not your body. my sincere condolences to the family.