- Wudu- Niyah (in the Heart)

Funeral PrayerA step-by-step guide on how to perform the Funeral (Janazah) Prayer

Ref: [1] “Prayer According to the Sunnah”. Compiler Prof. Muhammad Zulfiqar. Darussalam. March, 2006. Chapter - The Funeral Prayer, pg 492, 498. [2] “Fortress of the Muslim, Invocations from the Qur'an and Sunnah”. Compiled by Said bin Wahf Al-Qahtani. Darussalam. 7th Edition July, 2006. pg 66. [10003]

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Preparation

- There are Four Takbirs in the Funeral prayer.- Follow the Imam,

The Funeral (Janazah) Prayer (Salah) is performed standing up.There is NO,

• Ruku, Sajdah, etc• Adhan, Iqama

The Imam will stand next to the dead body in the following position,

• Male: Adjacent to head• Female: Adjacent to abdomen

Perform

1 Takbir 1

- Face Qiblah

Action

{i} {ii}

Say

ر ه أ كبـ الل

Takbir

يطا ن الرجيم ه من الش أعو ذ بالل

a. Raise hands {i} (between shoulders and ears) &Recite Takbir

b. Fold arms {ii} &Start Salah in the normal way

c. Recite “A'oodu billahi ...”

d. Recite Surah Al-Fatiha

2 Takbir 2a. Raise hands {iii} &

Recite Takbir

b. Fold arms {iv}

اللهم صل على محمد و على آل محمد، كما صليت على إبـراهيم و على آل إبـراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد،

اللهم بارك على محمد و على آل محمد كما باركت على إبـراهيم و على

آل إبـراهيم، إنك حميد مجيد

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ر ه أ كبـ الل

{iii} {iv}

c. Recite blessings on the Prophet (ملسو هيلع هللا ىلص)

Note: There appears to be different ways of performing the Funeral prayer. The aim of this guide is to present how the Funeral prayer is performed in Makkah & Madinah, Ref [1]. Please check & confirm with a scholar.

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A step-by-step guide on how to perform the Funeral (Janazah) Prayer

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{ix}

a. Raise hands {v} &Recite Takbir

b. Fold arms {vi}

اللهم! عبدكوابن امتك،

لى رحمتك، احتاج اوأنت غني عن عذابه،

ن ن كان محسنا فزد في حسناته، وا اكان مسيئا فتجاوز عنه

اللهم! أنت ربـهاوأنت خلقتـها

سلم وأنت هديـتـها للوأنت قـبضت روحها

وأنت اعلم بسرها وعلنيتها،نا شفعاء ]له[ فاغفر له جئـ

اللهم اجعله لنا سلفاوفـرطا

وسلفا وأجرا

- Male:

- Female:

- Child:

a. Raise hands {vii} &Recite Takbir

b. Fold arms {viii}

ه .cالسلم عليكم و رحمة الل Peform Taslim- Turn face to right {ix} only (while saying salutation)

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4 Takbir 4

ر ه أ كبـ الل

{v} {vi}

{vii} {viii}

c. Invoke blessings of Allah on, - the Deceased and on, - the Muslimsby reciting the appropriate supplication(s).

- Funeral prayer complete

Funeral Prayer (FP) - Supplication for a Male (0021)

FP - Supplication for a Female (0020)

FP - Supp. for a Child (0019)