Signs of a good end in Islam are: • Uttering the Shahadah (testimony of faith) when dying. • Dying with sweat on the forehead. • Dying on the night or day of Friday. • Dying as a fighter for the sake of Allah. • Dying of plague. • Dying of a stomach disease. • Dying because of being crushed by a falling wall or by drowning. • A woman dying as a result of childbirth, or when she is pregnant. • Death caused by burning, pleurisy and tuberculosis. • Dying while defending one’s religion, wealth or life. • Dying while guarding the borders of Islam for the sake of Allah. • Dying whilst doing a righteous deed.

The permissible ways of looking after graves include: • Placing a marker at the head of the grave. • Making the grave as high as a hand span only. • The entire graveyard should be surrounded with a wall that will protect it. The prohibited ways of looking after graves include: • Making the grave more than a hand span above ground level. • Building structures over graves. • Coating the grave with paint, plaster or any other type of adornment. • Surrounding the grave with a fence. • Writing on the grave. • Planting trees on the grave, or planting greenery on it.