Just sharing on the important
even after last breath.
In usual circumstance, basically more than 90 percents of soul
of people will not leave their corpse immeditately, this is due to
their loving themselves more than loving others, loving their
possession and loving this world. As the physical world is so much
beautiful and enjoying, it does not have a basis in the true
happiness. It is present to help one another enjoy the true
happiness and cannot be clinged on them.
http://moderatemuslimvoices.blogspot.sg/2011/05/why-muslims-bury-within-24-hours.html
Muslims feel the world as temporary place, when soul leaves the
body there is no reason to keep the body and real life begin after
death.
It is contradictory that
muslim cannot be cremated as the corpse body is souless immediately
upon death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_funeral
Muslims ought to leave the
dead for at least more than 8 hours untouch, and also gather
together to offer their collective prayer for easing the soul. As
the dead usually does not immeditately depart its body upon death,
so reminding the dead to be calm and follow along with their prayer
is utmost importance, and it will ascend from the merits &
blessing of prayers as well. There are cases of resurrection even
after death, so burying the dead within 24 hours is not encouraged,
at least 3 days.