Concerning your query as to whether it would be a sin to disregard Bahá’í law by interring the deceased in a family plot that is more than an hour’s distance from the place of death, there are vitally important spiritual questions surrounding this issue that must be given due consideration when making such a decision. Spiritual blessings accrue to all concerned when the law of God is obeyed, and, in this instance, the soul of the departed is also a factor to take into account. While it may be distressing for family members to be unable to inter the deceased in a family plot, the friends are encouraged to place their trust in God and abide by the law if at all possible, confident that obedience to the laws of Bahá’u’lláh is a source of divine bestowal.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 10 February 2008 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Baha’i Burial and Related Laws’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, 2020)
