Salaatul
Janaazah – The Funeral Prayer
Adapted
from the description by Shaykh Bin Baz رحمه الله
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If 40 people upon tawheed
pray Salaatul Janaazah over the deceased it will be an intercession for him.
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Men and women pray Salaatul
Janaazah.
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Stand at the head of the
deceased if it is a male or in the middle if the deceased is a female.
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There are no rukoo’ or
sujood. The prayer is performed with standing only.
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It is a quiet prayer with
only the takbeer and salaam read aloud.
The pronoun will need to be changed if the deceased is a woman or more than one.
The pronoun will need to be changed if the deceased is a woman or more than one.
1st Takbeer
الله أكبر
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أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (1)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
(2)
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ (3)
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ (4)
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ
نَسْتَعِينُ (5)
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
(6)
صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ
عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ (7
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ (1) اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ (2) لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ
يُولَدْ
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Suratul Faatihah (obligatory)
+
a small surah like Suratul ‘Asr or Suratul Ikhlaas (optional extra)
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2nd Takbeer
الله أكبر
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اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ, وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ, كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ, وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ, إِنَّكَ
حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ, اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ, وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ, كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ, وَعَلَى آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ, إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ
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Salaah upon the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم
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3rd Takbeer
الله أكبر
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(Saheeh Muslim 963)
Click here for the dua above said over a female person who has died |
Du’aa for the deceased
Choose any that you wish
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4th Takbeer
الله أكبر
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Pause then say salaam to the right side only:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله
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Salaam to end the salaah
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