Help From Any Muslim MNers Or General Advice Welcome

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My Mum passed away in November, and always wanted to be cremated. She also wanted her ashes to be taken to Turkey, and so Im going ahead with what she wanted.

Her ashes have been at the funeral directors' since December, and were hoping to take her ashes to Turkey this summer. Part of me would like to bring her ashes home before we take her to Turkey, as sort of a final farewell from home.

DH and I are both muslim, and although Ive not read anything along these lines, DH says that he has heard that bringing the ashes of a deceased person into the house, often bring unrest and uneasiness to the household.

Can anybody please clarify what Islam states on such circumstances? I am aware that cremation isnt very looked upon in Islam, but as Mum was Christian, she made the decision to be cremated.

it sounds more like superstition to me.
afaik, islam prescribes burial, and that asap after death. next morning being ideal.
the body has to be washed, a prayer said, and then the body wrapped in two cloths, similar to those worn during hajj and umrah. and then to be placed deep in the ground, adn be burried with no headstone marking the spot. if a headstoneis to be used, then it should not be higher than the width of a hand,thumb to pinky tip to tip outstrecthed.

it was her decision to be cremated, and good foryou for carrying it out. if you want to bring her home, then i dont see any problems with it. but if your dh really believes it, then you may find in the future that he ends up saying that this was the cause of any problems you may or may not have. iyswim