What to pray in janaza burial.
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Kindly guide me as how we need to perform
Saalt e Janaza. in detail. As i am not aware of this, every time i stand for
prayer i really do not know what to recite. pls let me know in detail how do we
make neeath, with the
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Answer:
What to pray in janaza
burial
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 4.44
Topic: Summary for Funeral Prayer
1. Make sure that you meet all the
requirements for a formal prayer (wudu, facing qibla, standing in congregation,
etc.)
2. Stand
up with the intention of supplicating for the deceased;
3. Raise
both hands with a takbir (ie. stating ‘Allah-o-Akbar’ aloud);
4. Fold
your right hand over your left hand;
5. Commence
the funeral prayer with the (silent) recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah.
6. After
Al-Fatihah, raise both hands and declare the second ‘takbir’,
7. Offer salutations to the Prophet (saws),
and then raise both hands and declare the third ‘takbir’.
8. Now
supplicate for the deceased, and then declare the fourth and last ‘takbir’.
9. Make
a general supplication.
10. End the prayer with salutation/s (to the
right only, or to both the right and left sides).
Your Question: ….every time i stand for prayer i really do
not know what to recite.
Your
Question: pls let me know in detail how do we make neeath
Just as with every other prayer, there is absolutely no
evidence in the authentic and established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah
(saws) whereby he (saws) would verbally declare his ‘neeyah’ or intention for
prayer.
The very fact that one has gathered with the believers
with the intention to offer the funeral prayer and bury their deceased brother
or sister, done the ‘wudu’, assembled in rows in preparation for the funeral
prayer, etc. more than suffices as the ‘neeyah’ or intention for the funeral
prayer.
Your Question: ….and even let me know like how we should
pray for underage children and adults.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 4.40a
Topic: Supplication for the Deceased
The Prophet (saws) said: "When you offer
a funeral prayer for a deceased brethren, pray sincerely for them to
Allah." Related by Abu Daw'ud, Al-Baihaqi and Ibn Hibban.
For the purpose of funeral prayer any
supplication, even a brief one, may be used. It is recommended, however, to use
one of the following supplications reported from the Prophet (saws):
1. Abu
Hurairah said: ‘The Prophet (saws) prayed in one of the funeral prayers:
‘Allahumma anta Rubbuha wa ant khalaqtaha wa anta razaqtaha wa ant hadaytaha
lil lslam wa anta qabadata ruha-ha wa anta alamu bisirriha wa 'alaniyatiha.
Ji'nashuf'ala-hafaghfir laha zanbaha"
(Oh Allah ! You are
her Sustainer, You are her Creator, You provided her with sustenance, guided
her to Islam, caused her to die, and You best know her secret and public life.
We plead to You on her behalf to forgive her her sins.)
2. Wa'ilah
ibn al-Asqa reported: "The Prophet (saws) led us in a funeral prayer for a
man from among the Muslims. I heard him saying: ‘Allahumma inna fulana ibna
fulan fi dhimatika wa habla jawaraka, fa-qihu min fitnatal qabri wa adhabin nar
wa anta ahlal wafa' wal haq, allahumma faghfirlahu war-rahmhufa innaka antal
ghafurur Raheem.’ Related by Ahmad and Abu Dawood.
(O Allah! So-and-so,
son of so-and-so, is under Your protection and Mercy, so protect him from the
trials of the grave, and the torture of Hell Fire. You are the Guardian of the
truthful and the faithful. OAllah!
Forgive him and be merciful to him, as You are the Most Merciful, Most
Forgiving.)
3. Awf
ibn Malik reported: "I heard the Prophet (saws) while offering a funeral
prayer, say: ‘Allahumma-ghfir lahu war-rhamhu wa'fu anhu wa 'afahu wa akrim
nuzulahu wa wassi' mudkhalahu waghsilhu bi-ma' ind wa thalj wa barad wa naqi minal
khataya kama yunaqi athaubudanas minad danas wa abdilhu daran khairan min
darihi wa ahlan khairan min ahlihi wa zaujan khairan min zaujihi wa qih
fitnatal qabr wa adhaban nar.’ Related by Muslim.
(O Allah! Forgive
him, have Mercy on him, pardon him, heal him, be generous to him, cause his
entrance to be wide and comfortable, wash him with the most pure and clean
water, and purify him from sins as a white garment is washed clean of dirt.
Give him in exchange a home better than his home (on earth) and a family better
than his family, and a wife better than his wife, and protect him from the
trial of the grave and the torture of Hell Fire.)
4. It
is reported from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet (saws) offered a funeral prayer
and said: ‘Allahummaghfir lihayatina wa mayatina wa saghirina wa kahirina wa
dhakirina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyatahu minna fa-ahyahu 'alal Islam wa man
tawafthu minna fa-tawafthu 'ala iman. Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahu wa la
tudalana ba'dahu.’ Related by Ahmad.
(O Allah! Forgive our
living, our dead, our young, our old, our males and our females, those of us
who are present, and those who are absent. O Allah! Whomsoever among us You
keep to live, make him to live in Islam, and whomsoever You cause to die, let
him die in faith. O Allah! Do not deprive us of our reward for (supplicating
for) him, and cause us not to go astray after him.)
An-Nawawi relates: "If the deceased is a
child, a boy or a girl, one should supplicate what is reported in the hadith,
namely, "O Allah! Forgive our living, our dead…………" and add the
words: ‘Allahumma 'ij'alhu faratan li-abwaihi wa salafan wa dhukhran wa izatan
wa i'tibaran wa shafi'an wa thaqil bihi
mawazlnahumma wa afrlghas sabra 'ala qulubihima wa la taftinhumma ba'dahu wa la
tuharim-humma ajrahu.
(O Allah, make him
(or her) for his parents a forerunner, a treasure and an admonition, an honor,
an intercessor, and cause him (or her) to make their scales of good deeds
heavier (on the Day of Judgement). O Allah! Grant them patience, and O Allah!
Do not put them to trial after him (or her) nor deprive them of his (or her)
reward.)
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan