Step 1

  • When there is a death in the family please call
    • Primary contact MCC at 847-999-3618. 
    • Secondary contact: Yusuf Umar: 773-725-9047 or M. Saif Mazhar: 773-816-8845

Step 2

  • Complete DocuSign forms that will be emailed after you have reached MCC

Step 3

Bohemian National Cemetery Address
5255 N Pulaski Road, Chicago, IL 60630

Phone:  (773) 539-8442

Rosehill Cemetery Address:
2148 US-14, Chicago, IL 60659

Phone:  (773) 561-5940

Cost of Funeral Services

Bohemian Cemetery
Weekday$3,240
Weekday Opening/Closing$1,420
Saturday Closing$1,610
Sunday Closing$4,200
Rosehill Cemetery
Weekday$7000
Saturday Closing$8,91,6
Sunday Closing$9,364
Bohemian CemeteryRosehill Cemetery
Infant Cost Weekdays$850 $1795
Marker/ Head Stones$900 $1800
Infant Cost Weekend$1000 No burial on Weekend

Step 4

    • Payment for MCC Services (Click Here)
    • If you selected Rosehill Cemetery please pay the cost of opening and closing to MCC Online above.
    • If you selected Bohemian Cemetery please pay the cost of the opening and closing directly to Bohemian during the hours of 9AM to 11AM on the day of the burial

Step 5

  • Ghusl

MCC has a funeral Preparation room within the MCC building at 4380 N. Elston Avenue, Chicago. Please arrive between 10am to 12pm the day of the burial to assist with Ghusl. Payments that are not done online can be taken care of before the Ghusl.

  • Salatul Janaza/Tadfeen

Salatul Janaza will be performed at MCC Elston Location immediately following the Zuhr Salah. Please note Zuhr salah during Daylight savings time is at 1:30PM otherwise it is at 12:30PM.

Step 6

Death Certificate

For death certificate please contact MCC at 847-999-3618

Additional Information

Immediately After Death

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH:

Soon after the death the body becomes cold and loses its flexibility. Therefore, you need to take a few steps to position the body correctly for burial.

  • Turn the face towards the right.
  • Place hands (laid out straight) on the sides.
  • Close the mouth. If necessary, tie a piece of cloth around the chin and head to keep the mouth closed.
  • Keep the feet together. If necessary, tie the two big toes together with a string.
  • Remind the doctor to sign the death certificate.
  • It is highly recommended that the burial take place as soon as possible after the death.

For information regarding casket prices, forms and all funeral services related information can be found at http://www.muslimfuneralservices.com/,

Whom To Contact In Case Of Death

Whom To Contact In Case Of Death

Whom To Contact In Case Of Death

  1. THE POLICE: 911 if sudden death. If natural death, call the nurse.
  2. FUNERAL DIRECTOR: Mufti Haroon Firdausi, Licensed Funeral Director of Muslim Funeral Services: http://www.muslimfuneralservices.com/ Phone: 815-549-9400, or haroon@muslimfuneralservices.com
  3. MCC CEMETERY COMMITTEE: M. Saif Mazhar: 773-816-8845 or Yusuf Umar: 773-725-9047 or Chair Kashif Puthawala 312-388-0772
  4. BOHEMIAN NATIONAL CEMETERY OR ROSEHILL CEMETERY: After getting the grave number from MCC Cemetery Committee, you need to visit the Bohemian Cemetery to make a payment for opening and closing services, and to also sign all necessary papers by a family member of the deceased and to schedule the burial. The Bohemian National Cemetery office is located at 5255 N Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60630 Phone: (773) 539-8442

If you have pre-purchased graves at Rosehill Cemetery, please contact above MCC Cemetery Committee to inform them about cemetery section #, lot #, and grave #. Committee member will then contact Rosehill. You also need to pay MCC $800 for concrete liner. Graves are available for purchase through MCC at the Rosehill Cemetery. Rosehill Cemetery: (773) 561-5940

Transporting the Body

Transporting the Body

Transporting the Body • Preparing the Body for Burial • Salat al-Janazah (Funeral Prayer)

The funeral director gets the body released from the hospital or coroners facility. He then transports the body to the funeral facility. He is the custodian and is responsible for transportation until the burial.

The body is prepared for burial at the MCC funeral preparation room. This consists of washing the body, shrouding in “kafan”, and placing it in the casket. It is highly recommended that close relatives of the deceased take part in washing the body. The funeral director will be there to guide. But if any family member cannot attend, then the funeral director will arrange for washing the deceased. Salat-al-Janazah (funeral prayer) will be at the MCC-Elston location.

Steps of Washings

STEPS OF WASHING

STEPS OF WASHING:

Privacy for the deceased is a crucial and important requirement at all times during the ghusl.

  • The body of the deceased should be placed on a table or alike, the deceased’s clothes should be removed , and the body should be covered with a sheet of cloth at all times during the ghusl
  • The Auwra (private parts) of the deceased should be covered with a sheet of cloth (The Auwra of a male is from the naval to the knee in the presence of males, for the female it is the same in the presence of females)
  • The head and the upper body should be raised slightly to insure the washing water with exudations from the body flows down and does not run back to the body
  • Remove any items or objects not already removed. These include watches, hospital or mortuary ID tags, wound dressings, IV lines, peg tubes, artificial limbs. If there is any active bleeding or wound discharge then that may be padded and dressed.
  • The washer should start washing by saying: "Bismillah" (In the name of Allah)
  • The washer wears gloves or winds a piece of cloth around his hand, and with this he cleans away any impurities from the body using water. Then he should dispose of the gloves.
  • The washer should take another pair of gloves, press lightly on the stomach of the deceased to expel, if possible, any remnants from it, and then wash the body of all impurities using water. Then he should dispose of the gloves.
  • The washer should take another pair of gloves, and wash the covered private parts, then dispose of the gloves.
    The washer should perform wudhu (ablution) for the deceased without inserting the water in the nose and in the mouth. May use a piece of wet cotton wool in a small roll to clean nose and front teeth
  • The washer should clean the body with water and soap (if available), starting from the head (hair, face and beard in men), then the upper right side of the body then the left side, after that the lower right side then the lower left.
  • In the case of a female, her hair should be loosened, washed, combed, and be braided in three braids, and placed behind her back.
  • The washing should be done three times, or five times, or seven times, as needed, providing that after washing the head, wash the right side before the left, and the upper parts before the lower ones.
  • In the last wash, the washer may use camphor, or some perfume with the water.
  • After that the body should be dried with a clean towel.
  • Then the body should be covered with a clean sheet. The auwra must be kept covered at all times.
  • Get ready to start the shrouding
Al-Kafan

AL-KAFAN

AL-KAFAN (SHROUDING THE DEAD MUSLIM)

Shrouding should start immediately after washing and drying the body of the deceased. It is recommended to use white sheets from inexpensive material. Extravagance is not recommended in the Kafan (Shroud). All measurements may vary depending on the stature of the deceased.

The material of the sheet should not have any stitching, not be silk, nor should any gold be used.

We have a roll of fabric available should you need to cut a specific size.

THE KAFAN OF A MALE:

The Kafan of a male should consist of three white wrapping sheets, and 4 tie ropes

  • Outer sheet - Lifafah
  • Second sheet - Izaar
  • Third sheet - Qamees (shirt)
  • 3-4 ties
  • 2 smaller sheets (satar) used cover the private parts (auwra) one before and the other after ghusl

STEPS OF SHROUDING:

  • The wrapping sheets should be opened and spread out one on the top of the other.
  • Roll up the front half of the top sheet towards the head - Qamees (shirt)
  • The deceased, covered with a sheet (satar), is lifted and laid on his back on this top sheet (Qamees)
  • The Qamees is then unrolled over the front of the body and once the body is covered then remove the satar (covering sheet)
  • Some scent or perfume or sandal wood paste may be put on those parts of the body upon which one rests during prostration, that is the forehead, nose, hands, knees, and feet.
  • If it is possible the deceased’s left hand should be placed on his chest, then put his right hand on the left hand like the way in the Salat (Prayer)
  • The edge of the next sheet (Izaar) is then folded over the deceased right side, then the other edge over his left side.
  • Then the last sheet (Lifafah) should be folded the same way.
  • These sheets should be fastened with a piece of cloth (tie ropes), one above the head, another under the feet, and two around the body
  • This completes the shrouding for the male.

THE KAFAN OF A FEMALE:

The Kafan of a female should consist of five white garments and 4 ties.

  • Outermost sheet - Lifafah
  • Second sheet - Sinaband - to cover from under armpits to thighs
  • Third sheet - Izaar
  • Fourth layer - Qamees
  • Last piece - Orni - to cover head and hair
  • 3-4 ties
  • 2 smaller sheets (satar) used cover the private parts one before and the other after ghusl
Steps of Salatul Janaza

STEPS OF SALATUL JANAZAH

THE PROHIBITED TIMES OF SALATUL JANAZAH:

  • From sunrise until the sun is fully risen
  • At the zenith of the sun (the sun at meridian), until it passes the meridian
  • From when the sun pales before sunset until it has set.

STEPS OF SALATUL JANAZAH:

Muslims should form a minimum of three lines facing the Qiblah.

If there is only one Muslim with the Imam, he should stand behind the Imam.

The body should be placed in front of the person who leads the prayer.

In case there are more than one deceased (males and females), then the female should be placed in the first row in the direction of the Qiblah, then the male in the following row, then the Imam.

For example : If there are : a dead Muslim male, a female, a young girl, and a young boy, then behind the Qiblah, first place the body of the young girl, then the adult female, then the young boy, then the adult male, so the bodies are arranged in a way that female bodies are first, then the males

The Imam should stand by the middle of a female body, and by the head for a male body, this is due to the Hadith in which Anas related that Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) leading Salatul Janazah for a dead male, the Prophet (PBUH) stood in front of the deceased head, and for a dead female, the Prophet (PBUH) stood in front of the middle of her body.( Authentic-Abu Dawood). In another Hadith Samura ben Jundub said when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) made Salatul Janazah for a dead Muslim female, he stood in front of her waist (Muslim).

There is no Ruku, Sujud, Adhan, or Iqahma.

  • Having the appropriate neeyah (Intention), raise your hands in the usual manner:
  • Say "Allahu Akbar"(Allah is the Greatest)
  • Fold your right hand over the left hand in the usual manner
  • Recite the Thana or Surah Fatiha silently
  • Then say : "Allahu Akbar"(Allah is the Greatest)
  • Then recite the Durood-e-Ibrahim: ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA SALLAITA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID. ALLAHUMMA BAARIK ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA BAARAKTA ALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID.
    "O Allah, let Your Blessings come upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as you have blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious".
  • Then say: "Allahu Akbar"(Allah is the Greatest)
  • Then make dua’ (Supplicate) for the deceased. Allaahum-maghfir lihayyinaa, wa mayyitinaa, wa shaahidinaa, wa ghaa'ibinaa, wa sagheerinaa wa kabeerinaa, wa thakarinaa wa 'unthaanaa. Allaahumma man 'ahyaytahu minnaa fa'ahyihi 'alal-'Islaami, wa man tawaffaytahu minnaa fatawaffahu 'alal-'eemaani, Allaahumma laa tahrimnaa 'ajrahu wa laa tudhillanaa ba'dahu.
  • “O Allah forgive our living and our dead, those who are with us and those who are absent, our young and our old, our menfolk and our womenfolk. O Allah, whomever you give life from among us give him life in Islam, and whomever you take away from us take him away in Faith. O Allah, do not forbid us their reward and do not send us astray after them.
  • Then say: "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest) and make any Dua
  • The Imam will then make Tasleem from right to left and this will conclude the Janazah salah.
Cemeteries Info

CEMETERIES

CEMETERIES:

Since 1989, MCC has owned a portion of the Rosehill Cemetery with more than 3,200 gravesites. (No graves are available anymore to purchase at Rosehill Cemetery through MCC.) 2,575 graves were purchased in Block 29 of Bohemian National Cemetery. Unless one has pre-purchased graves at Rosehill Cemetery, the Bohemian cemetery is now used. For the current and future needs, all burials are at the Bohemian National Cemetery. MCC has agreements worked out with both cemeteries for opening and closing the graves, visiting hours to the cemetery, and keeping cemeteries open for extended hours on certain designated days of the year.

Having purchased only a portion of these cemeteries, they are open for use by other communities besides MCC. There is no option of pre-purchasing graves at either Bohemian or Rosehill cemeteries. Please respect the rules and regulations as they protect both the families of the deceased as well as the rules of the cemetery.

Important Note: Any unauthorized placement of gravestones or markers, makeshift gates, bricks, sticks, plastic flowers etc. will be removed and discarded. Any pins removed or damaging any tombstones or removal will be subjected to fines and immediate removal from the cemetery.