Contact NeMC for a burial

Responsibilities of the family member of the deceased

• The family should submit "Request for burial form " (required). Click here to fill and submit the burial form.

• The family should arrange for the payment required for the burial. NeMC will provide a receipt of the payment.  The estimated costs are listed here.

• It is highly encouraged, that the family members participate in the body-washing process..

• It is the responsibility of the family to ask and get death certificate from the funeral home.

        The services NEMC will provide

• • NeMC will work with Coroners office, Police or Hospital to get the body to a funeral home.

  • NeMC will work with the family to schedule salat-al-janazah and scheduling of burial date and time.

  • NeMC will arrange for body-washing (ghusul).

  • NeMC will inform the family of the costs involved for the burial.

  • NeMC will be the main point of contact (POC) between the family, funeral home, and the burial site.

  • NeMC will arrange for a Imam to lead the salat-al-janazah.

  • NeMC will provide resources to the family, after burial, for grave finishing and grave stone.

  • NeMC will schedule digging of the grave, and NeMC representatives will guide and be present during salat-al-janazah and the burial.

  • NeMC will maintain on its website the burial map. Map will be updated after one week of the burial.

Rules of the NeMC

• NeMC holds all rights over the burial and the burial procedures. The burial procedures will be based on Ahl-Alsunna derived from the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Burial procedures are documented here.

• There is no option of reserving a burial lot in advance. Burial lots are allotted by NeMC representative on first come first serve basis.

• Burial stone must be flat to the ground and maximum dimension should be 2 feet x 2 feet. Any other structure, stones and marking are not allowed over the grave lot.

• Family should adhere to the rules and regulations of the NeMC. NeMC holds all rights over the burial site and the burial procedures

If there is a death in Omaha, following funeral home will be used

Good Shepherd Funeral Home - 90th Street

3809 N 90th St, Omaha, NE 68134.

Phone: +14025059260.

If there is a death in Lincoln, following funeral home will be used

TBA.

      Burial form

Click here to fill and submit the burial form.

      Benefits of attending a Burial or Salat-al-janazah

Al-Bukhaari (1325) and Muslim (945) narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Whoever attends the funeral until the prayer has been offered will have one qiraat (of reward) and whoever attends until the deceased has been buried will have two qiraats.” It was said, “What are the two qiraats?” He said: “Like two great mountains.”  

A qiraat is a large amount of reward, which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) likened to the mountain of Uhud.