When a Loved One Passes: Family Checklist
Prepared for __________
First steps
- ☐ Call the doctor for the medical certificate of death
- ☐ Contact your masjid / Muslim funeral director
- ☐ Ghusl and kafan arranged
- ☐ Janazah prayer
- ☐ Burial without delay (Sahih al-Bukhari 1315)
Paperwork
- ☐ Register the death with your state registry
- ☐ Notify Centrelink and banks
- ☐ Find the will