How to pray funeral prayer?
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meneen Brothers and Sisters,
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Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and
Blessings be upon all of you)
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Asalam wa laikum Burhan bhai,
how do we pray Funeral Prayer
according with Sunnah Of Prophet Mohammed (SAW)
Please advise at your earliest.
Allahhafiz
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Answer:
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 no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) 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
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).
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your
Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister