Method of

Funeral Ṣalāĥ






Namāz-e-Janāzaĥ kā Ṭarīqaĥ

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Aĥl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami Ḥaḍrat
‘Allāmaĥ Maulānā Muḥammad Ilyās ‘Aṭṭār Qādirī Razavī
     
   
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Method of Funeral Ṣalāĥ
Du’ā for Reading the Book ......................................................................... II
Transliteration Chart ................................................................................. III
Excellence of Durūd Sharīf ......................................................................... 1
Virtue of Participating in the Funeral Ṣalāĥ of a Walī................................. 1
The Forgiveness of the Devotees as well ................................................... 2
Thief of Shroud ........................................................................................... 3
Forgiveness of Funeral Participants ........................................................... 4
First Gift in the Grave ................................................................................. 4
The Funeral of a Heavenly Person .............................................................. 4
Šawāb of accompanying the funeral .......................................................... 5
Šawāb Equivalent to Mount Uḥud ............................................................. 5
The Funeral Ṣalāĥ has Admonition ............................................................. 5
Excellence of giving ritual bath etc. to the Corpse ..................................... 6
What to Recite on Seeing a Funeral! .......................................................... 6
The Funeral Ṣalāĥ is Farḍ-e-Kifāyaĥ ........................................................... 6
There are two Units and three Sunnaĥ in the Funeral Prayer .................... 7
Method of Funeral Ṣalāĥ (Ḥanafī) .............................................................. 7
Supplication for Funeral of Adults (Man and Woman) ............................... 8
Du’ā for a Male Minor ................................................................................ 9
Du’ā for a Female Minor ............................................................................ 9
To Offer Funeral Ṣalāĥ whilst Standing upon Shoes ................................. 10
Funeral Ṣalāĥ in Absentia ......................................................................... 10
Method of Offering Joint Ṣalāĥ for More than one Funeral ..................... 10
How many Rows should be in Funeral Ṣalāĥ? .......................................... 11
If One Missed Some part of Congregational Funeral Ṣalāĥ, then… .......... 11
Funeral of an Insane or the one who Committed Suicide ........................ 12
Rulings Pertaining to a Dead Infant .......................................................... 12
Šawāb of Carrying the Funeral on Shoulders ........................................... 12
Method of Shouldering the Funeral ......................................................... 13
Method of Carrying the Funeral of a Child ............................................... 13
Rulings of Returning after the Funeral Ṣalāĥ ............................................ 13
Can a Husband Carry the Funeral of his Wife? ......................................... 14
Funeral of a Disbeliever ............................................................................ 14
Nikāḥ (Marriage) became null and Void! ................................................. 14
Do not Visit a Sick who is a Disbeliever .................................................... 15
Make the Following Announcement before the Funeral of an Adult ....... 16

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 Du’ā for Reading the Book

R ead the following Du’ā (supplication) before

studying a religious book or Islamic lesson,   
      , you will remember whatever you study.

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Yā Allah      ! Open the portal of knowledge and
wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is
the most honourable and glorious!
(Al-Mustaṭraf, V1, P40, Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut)

Note: Recite Durūd Sharīf once before and after the Du’ā.

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METHOD OF FUNERAL ṢALĀĤ

(Ḥanafī)
No matter how hard Satan tries to prevent you from reading this
booklet, read it completely,          you will see the benefits for
yourself.

Excellence of Durūd Sharīf

T he beloved Rasūl of Allāĥ #@   ٖ  =    #' J= K   L

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who recites Durūd once upon me, Allāĥ      writes one
Qīrāṭ of recompense for him and one Qīrāṭ is equivalent to the
Mount Uḥud.” (Muṣannaf ‘Abdur Razzāq, Vol-1, P51, Ḥadīš No. 153, Dār-
ul-Kutub-ul-‘Ilmiyyaĥ, Beirut)

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Virtue of Participating in the Funeral Ṣalāĥ of a

Walī
A person participated in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā
  0 . He saw Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Sirrī Saqṭī #'  P /
Sirrī Saqṭī #'  P /   0

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in his dream at night and asked, “How did Allāĥ      treat
you?” He #'  P / 0 replied, “Allāĥ      has forgiven me as well
as all those who participated in my funeral Ṣalāĥ.” The person
said, “Yā Sayyidī! I also participated in your funeral Ṣalāĥ.”
Listening to this, Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Sirrī Saqṭī #'  P /   0 took out
a list and checked for his name therein but that person’s name
was not present in the list; when checked thoroughly, he saw
that the name of that person was written in the margin. (Sharḥ-
us-Ṣudūr, P279, Dār-ul-Kitāb Al-‘Arabī, Beirut)

The Forgiveness of the Devotees as well

After the death of Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī #'  P / 0 , Qāsim
  0 saw him in dream and asked, “How did
bin Munabbiĥ #'  P /
Allāĥ      treat you?” He replied, “Allāĥ      forgave me and

  
 

told me ‘O Bishr! I have forgiven you as well as all those who

attended your funeral Ṣalāĥ.’ I then requested, ‘O Rab      ,
forgive even those who love me.’ Allāĥ      said, ‘I have forgiven
all those who would love you till the Day of Judgment.’ (Sharḥ-
us-Ṣudūr, P275, Dār-ul-Kitāb Al-‘Arabī, Beirut)

‘Amal na daikhay yeh daikha, hay mayray Wali kay dar ka

Gada
Khaliq nay mujhay yun bakhsh diya,  Q
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Instead of deeds, my devotion towards Walī was acknowledged

And for this reason, my Creator      pardoned me.
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Dear Islamic brothers! Association with the pious saints of

Allāĥ      is a great privilege, mentioning them is a means of
attaining mercy, their company is a blessing not only in the
world but also in the Hereafter, visiting their mausoleums is a
cure for the disease of sins and devotion towards them leads to
success in the Hereafter.        S "  9 -  ;   we are the devotees of
pious saints of Allāĥ      and we love the perfect Walī Ḥaḍrat
Sayyidunā Bishr Ḥāfī #'    P / 0 . Yā Allāĥ      ! Forgive us for
their sake. Āmīn
Bishr Hafi say hamayn tu pyar hay
         Apna Bayra paar hay
As we have affection for Bishr Ḥāfī
   
     we will be successful in the Hereafter

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Thief of Shroud
A shroud-stealer participated in funeral Ṣalāĥ of a woman and
noted the whereabouts of her grave in the graveyard. At night,
he dug the grave with the intention of stealing the shroud. All
of a sudden, the blessed woman spoke, “      G Q=  R@ ! A Maghfūr
(Pardoned) person is stealing the shroud of a Maghfūraĥ woman!
Listen, Allāĥ      has forgiven me and all those who offered
my funeral Ṣalāĥ and you are also among the pardoned ones.”
Listening to this, he immediately closed the grave and repented
sincerely. (Sharḥ-us-Ṣudūr, P201)

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Forgiveness of Funeral Participants

Dear Islamic brothers! Did you notice how beneficial participation
in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of the pious people is! Whenever we get a
chance or even better, making effort to get such a chance, we
should participate in funeral Ṣalāĥ of the Muslims. Our
participation in funeral of a pious person may bring about our
forgiveness in the Hereafter. How immense Allāĥ’s mercy is!
He forgives not only the deceased but also the attendees of his
funeral! Therefore, Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā ‘Abdullāĥ bin ‘Abbās
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“The very first reward given to the true believer on his death is
that all the participants of his funeral Ṣalāĥ are forgiven.”
(Shu’ub-ul-Imān, V7, P7, Ḥadīš No. 258)

First Gift in the Grave

A blessed Ḥadīš of the Exalted Prophet #@   ٖ  =    #'  J= K    L
 B  says,
“When a true believer enters his grave, the very first gift given
to him is that all the participants of his funeral Ṣalāĥ are forgiven.”
(Kanz-ul-‘Ummāl, V15, P595)

The Funeral of a Heavenly Person

The Holy Prophet #@   ٖ  =    #'  J= K    B L said, “When a Heavenly
person passes away, Allāĥ      has shyness from punishing
those who carried the bier of that person and those who
followed the funeral procession and those who offered his
funeral Ṣalāĥ.” (Al-Firdaus bimā Šūr-ul-Khiṭāb, V1, P282)

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Šawāb of accompanying the funeral

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Dāwūd 86C     #' humbly asked Allāĥ      ,
 
“Yā Allāĥ      ! What is the Šawāb of accompanying the funeral
merely for Your pleasure?” Allāĥ      replied, “The day when
he dies, the angels will accompany his funeral procession and I
will forgive him.” (Sharḥ-us-Ṣudūr, P101)

Šawāb Equivalent to Mount Uḥud

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Abū Ĥuraīraĥ   *    
 T  0 reports that the Prophet
of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of Ummaĥ #@   ٖ  =    #'  J= K    L
 B  said,
“The one who departed from home to accompany a funeral
(considering it as a duty of believers and with the intention to earn
Šawāb), offered funeral Ṣalāĥ and accompanied the funeral till
burial, Šawāb of two Qīrāṭ is written for him. Each Qīrāṭ is
equivalent to mount Uḥud. There is one Qīrāṭ Šawāb for the
person who returns after funeral Ṣalāĥ (without participation
in the burial).” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, V1, P307)

The Funeral Ṣalāĥ has Admonition

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Abū Żar Ghifārī   *    
 T  0 narrated that the

beloved and blessed Prophet #@   ٖ =     #' J= K   L
 B  said to me, “Visit
the graves, it will remind you of the Hereafter and bathe the
deceased as touching the mortal body (dead body) is a great
lesson and offer the funeral Ṣalāĥ so that it makes you gloomy,
for a gloomy person is under the shadow of Allāĥ      and
does pious deeds.” (Al-Mustadrak-lil-Ḥākim, V1, P11, Ḥadīš 71435)

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Excellence of giving ritual bath etc. to the Corpse

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Ali   *    
 0 reported that The Holy Prophet
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 said, “The one who gives bath to a deceased
person, shrouds him, applies fragrance, lifts the bier, offers
Ṣalāĥ and hides the unpleasant thing that appears, he will be as
cleansed of his sins as he was on the day when born from his
mother’s womb.” (Sunan-e-ibn-e-Mājaĥ, V2, P201, Ḥadīš No. 1462)

What to Recite on Seeing a Funeral!

After the death of Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Malik bin Anas   *    
 T  0 ,
someone saw him in a dream and asked, “How did Allāĥ     
treat you?” He replied, “I was blessed with forgiveness just
because of a sentence which Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā ‘Ušmān-e-Ghanī
  * 
  T
 ِ َّ ‫ﻦ ا ﻟ َْﺤ ِّﻲ ا ﻟ‬
 0 used to say on seeing a funeral: ‫ﺬي َﻻ َﻳ ُﻤ ْﻮت‬ َ ‫ُﺳ ْﺒ ٰﺤ‬
[Pure is He (from all defects / limitations) who is alive and will
never die]. Hence, I also used to recite the same sentence on seeing
funeral; Allāĥ      forgave me because of reciting it.” (Derived
from Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, V5, P266)

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The Funeral Ṣalāĥ is Farḍ-e-Kifāyaĥ

The funeral Ṣalāĥ is Farḍ-e-Kifāyaĥ, i.e. if even a single person
offered it, everyone would be relieved of the obligation; if no
one offered, all those who were aware of it will be sinners.

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(Fatāwā-e-Tātār Khāniyyaĥ, V2, P153) Jamā’at is not a condition for

this Ṣalāĥ; if even one person offered it, the Farz will be fulfilled.
(Fatāwā-e-‘Alamgīrī, V1, P162) The denial of its Farḍiyyat (obligation)
is Kufr (infidelity). (Fatāwā-e-Tātār Khāniyyaĥ, Vol-2, P154)

There are two Units and three Sunnaĥ in the

Funeral Prayer
The two Units are:

1. َ ‫َ ا َ ﮐ‬
To recite ‫ْﱪ‬ ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬four times
2. Qiyām

The three Sunnaĥ-e-Muakkadaĥ are:

1. Šanā
2. Durūd Sharīf
3. Supplication for the deceased. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār)

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Method of Funeral Ṣalāĥ (Ḥanafī)

Muqtadī should make the following intention: ‘I make the
intention of offering funeral Ṣalāĥ for Allāĥ      and making
supplication for this dead person, following this Imām.’
(Fatāwā-e-Tātār Khāniyyaĥ, V2, P153) Now Imām and the Muqtadīs
should raise their hands up to their ears and fold them below

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the navel as usual whilst saying ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬ ُ ّ ٰ ‫ا‬, and then recite Šanā.
After ‘ َ‫ﺟ ُّﺪك‬
َ ‫ﺎﱃ‬ َّ ‫ َو َﺟ‬.’ Then, without
ُ ْ & ‫ﻞ َﺛ َﻨﺎ ُءكَ َو َﻻ ◌ٓاِﻟ ٰ َﻪ‬
ٰ ‫ ’ َو َﺗ َﻌ‬read ‘ َ‫َﲑك‬
raising the hands, say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّ ٰ ‫ ا‬and recite Durūd-e-Ibrahim.
Without raising the hands again, say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّ ٰ ‫ ا‬and now recite
the supplication (the Imām should say the Takbīrāt loudly
whilst the Muqtadīs should say in low volume. Both Imām and
Muqtadīs should recite remaining invocations in low volume).

After the supplication, say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬

ُ ّ ٰ ‫ا‬, unfold the hands and perform
Salām on both sides. (Ḥāshiya-tuṭ-Ṭaḥṭāwī, P584)

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Supplication for Funeral of Adults (Man and

Woman)

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O Allāĥ     ! Forgive all of our living ones and all the dead ones,
and all those who are present and all those who are not present,
and all our young ones and all our old ones, and all our men and all

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our women. Yā Allāĥ      ! Whomever you keep alive from among
us, keep him live in Islam, and whomever of us you make die, make
him die with faith.

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Du’ā for a Male Minor

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O Allāĥ     ! Make him fore-runner to become support for us,
and make him recompense for us, and make him our intercessor,
and the one whose intercession is accepted.

Du’ā for a Female Minor

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O Allāĥ     ! Make her fore-runner to become support for us, and
make her recompense for us, and make her our intercessor, and the
one whose intercession is accepted.

(Mishkāt-ul-Maṣābīḥ, P146, Fatāwā-e-‘Alamgīrī, V1, P164)

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To Offer Funeral Ṣalāĥ whilst Standing upon

Shoes
In case of offering the funeral Ṣalāĥ wearing the shoes, the
shoes as well as the part of the earth beneath them must be
pure, while, in case of offering the Ṣalāĥ placing the feet upon
the shoes having taken them off, the purity of the sole of the
shoes and the ground is not necessary. In reply to a question,
  0 says, ‘If the place was impure due to urine
A’lā Ḥaḍrat #'  P /
etc. or those who offered the Ṣalāĥ wearing such shoes whose
soles were not pure, their Ṣalāĥ would not be valid. It is,
therefore, safer to offer the Ṣalāĥ keeping the feet upon shoes
having taken them off so that the Ṣalāĥ would not be affected
even if the sole of the shoes or the earth beneath is impure.’
(Fatāwā-e-Razavīyyaĥ, V9, P188)

Funeral Ṣalāĥ in Absentia

Presence of corpse in front is necessary. Funeral Ṣalāĥ in absence
of corpse can not be valid. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, V3, P123)
It is Mustaḥab for the Imām to stand in front of the chest of
the corpse. (Marāqil falāḥ ma’ Ḥāshiya-tuṭ-Ṭaḥṭāwī, P583)

Method of Offering Joint Ṣalāĥ for More than one

Funeral
Ṣalāĥ of several funerals may be offered jointly. It is optional to
either place the corpses parallel such that chest of all remain in
front of the Imām or place them in a queue such that the feet
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of the one corpse are towards head of the other and so on.
(Baĥār-e-Sharī’at, Part 4, P157)

How many Rows should there be in Funeral Ṣalāĥ?

It is better to have three Ṣafs (rows) in the funeral Ṣalāĥ as it is
mentioned in Ḥadīš, “The one whose (funeral) Ṣalāĥ was offered
by three Ṣafs, he will be forgiven.” (Jāmi’-e-Tirmiżī, Vol-1, P22) If there
are only 7 people, one should become Imām, three should stand
in the first Ṣaf, two in the second Ṣaf and one in the third Ṣaf.
(Ghunya-tul-Mustamlī, P541) In the funeral Ṣalāĥ, the last Ṣaf is
greater than all other Ṣafs, i.e. the Šawāb of offering funeral
Ṣalāĥ in the last Ṣaf is greater than offering in any other Ṣaf.
(Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, V3, P131)

If One Missed Some part of Congregational

Funeral Ṣalāĥ, then…
The Masbūq (the person who has missed some of the Takbīrāt)
will say his remaining Takbīrāt after the Imām has performed
Salām on either side. If he suspects that the people would carry
the bier up to the shoulders in case of reciting supplications
etc., he should just utter Takbīrāt and leave out the supplications
etc. (Ghunya-tul-Mustamlī, P537) If a person comes after the fourth
Takbīr, he may join the Ṣalāĥ (before the Imām performs Salām),
utter Takbīr three times after Imām’s Salām (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-
dul-Muḥtār, Vol-3, P136) and then perform Salām.

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Funeral of an Insane or the one who Committed

Suicide
The one who is insane by birth or became insane before reaching
the age of puberty and died in the state of insanity, the supplication
of Minor will be recited in his funeral Ṣalāĥ. (Derived from Ḥāshiya-
tuṭ-Ṭaḥṭāwī, P587) The funeral Ṣalāĥ of the one who committed
suicide will be offered. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Vol-3, P108)

Rulings Pertaining to a Dead Infant

If a Muslim’s baby was born alive i.e. he was alive whilst most part
of his body was out (during birth) and then died, he will be bathed,
shrouded and his funeral Ṣalāĥ will be offered. Otherwise, he will
be washed (ritual bath not required), wrapped in a cloth and buried.
Ritual bathing, coffin and funeral Ṣalāĥ are not required for him
according to Sunnaĥ. If the baby’s head comes out first, ‘Most part’
means from head up to the chest in this case. Therefore, if the
baby’s head came out and he cried but died before coming out up
to the chest, his funeral Ṣalāĥ will not be offered. If feet come out
first ‘Most part’, means from feet up to the waist in this case.
Whether the baby is born alive or dead or lost in miscarriage (pre-
mature birth), he should be named as he will be resurrected on the
Day of Judgement. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār, Vol-3, P152)

Šawāb of Carrying the Bier on Shoulders

It is stated in Ḥadīš, “Whoever carries the bier on shoulder and
walks 40 steps, 40 of his major sins will be forgiven.” (Al- Ṭabarānī-
fil-Awsaṭ, V4, P260, Ḥadīš No. 5920) It is also mentioned in Ḥadīš

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that the one who carries the bier on shoulder from all four posts (of
funeral bier) will be granted Ultimate Forgiveness by Allāĥ      .
(Al Jauĥarat-un-Nayyīraĥ, V1, P139)

Method of Shouldering the Bier

It is an act of worship to carry the bier on shoulder. (Tātār Khāniyaĥ,
V2, P150) It is Sunnaĥ to carry the bier on shoulder from all four
corners one after the other and walk 10 steps at each side. The
complete Sunnaĥ is to first carry the bier on shoulder from the
right head side of the bier, then the right foot side, then the left
head side and then the left foot side and to walk 10 steps each
time thus making a total of 40 steps. (Marāqil falāḥ ma’ Ḥāshiya-tuṭ-
Ṭaḥṭāwī, P604) Some people announce in the funeral procession to
walk two steps each. They should instead announce, “Carry the
funeral on shoulder from all four sides and walk 10 steps each time.”

Method of Carrying the Bier of a Child

If a single person carries the body of a young child in his arms
and the rest of the people take the child in their arms in turn,
there is no harm in it. (Al-Baḥr-ur-Rā-aiq, V2, P335) It is impermissible
and forbidden for a woman to walk along in the funeral procession
(whether it is the funeral of young or old). (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-
dul-Muḥtār, Vol-3, P162)

Rulings of Returning after the Funeral Ṣalāĥ

Whoever accompanied the funeral should not return home without
offering the funeral Ṣalāĥ; after the Ṣalāĥ, he may return seeking
permission from the family-members of the deceased person.
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There is no need to ask permission for returning after the burial.

(‘Alamgīrī, Vol-1, P165)

Can a Husband Carry the Bier of his Wife?

The husband is allowed to carry his wife’s bier on his shoulder,
lower her in the grave for the burial and see her face. He is
prohibited only from bathing his wife and directly touching her
body (without cloth etc. in between). (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-dul-Muḥtār,
Vol-3, P105) A woman can bathe her husband. (Durr-e-Mukhtār, Rad-
dul-Muḥtār, Vol-3, P107)

Funeral of a Disbeliever
To participate in the funeral Ṣalāĥ or funeral procession of a
Murtad (apostate) or disbeliever considering it as a permissible
and worthy of Šawāb act is Kufr. A’lā-Ḥaḍrat Imām Aḥmad
Razā Khān #'  P /
  0 says that if someone attends a Murtad’s or
disbeliever’s funeral Ṣalāĥ believing it as worthy of participation,
he will himself become a Kāfir. However, if this is not his belief
then participation is strictly Ḥarām. It is mentioned in Ḥadīš
that if the funeral of a disbeliever is coming, a Muslim should
walk away from it because Satan walks in front of such funeral
happily with a flame of fire in his hand celebrating that his
endeavours became fruitful on that person. (Malfūẓāt, Part 4, P359)

Nikāḥ (Marriage) became null and Void!

To attend the funeral Ṣalāĥ of a disbeliever or apostate because
of worldly interests is Ḥarām-e-Qaṭ‘ī and severely Ḥarām. The

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one who attends the funeral of a disbeliever regarding it is an

act of Šawāb and considering that the deceased disbeliever deserves
funeral Ṣalāĥ and supplication for forgiveness, he himself will
no longer remain a Muslim and his Nikāḥ (marriage) will become
invalid. He should renew his Islam and Nikāḥ. (Derived from Fatāwā-
e-Razavīyyaĥ, V9, P173) Allāĥ      says in 84th verse of Sūra-tut-
Taubaĥ of the Holy Qur’an:

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  f B= '  g K4  9a   h

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Translation from Kanz-ul-Imān
And never offer Ṣalāĥ for any of their dead, and never stand by his
grave. No doubt, they denied Allāĥ      and His Messenger, and
died while they were in transgression (infidelity).
(Sūraĥ Taubaĥ, Āyaĥ 84)

Commenting on the foregoing Āyaĥ, Ḥaḍrat-e-‘Allāmaĥ Sayyid

  0 says, “This Āyaĥ has made
Na’īm-ud-dīn Murādābādī #'   P /
it clear that the funeral Ṣalāĥ of a disbeliever is not permissible at
all and it is forbidden to stand besides the grave of a disbeliever
for burial or visit.” (Khazā-ain-ul-‘Irfān, P321)

Do not Visit a Sick who is a Disbeliever

It is reported by Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Jābir bin ‘Abdullāĥ   *   T 
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that the Sultan of Madīnaĥ #@   ٖ  =    #' J= K   L
 B  said, “If they fall ill,
don’t go to see them, if they die, don’t participate in their funeral.”
(Sunan ibn-e-Mājaĥ, Ḥadīš 92, V1, P70)

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Make the Following Announcement before the

Funeral of an Adult

T he friends and relatives of the deceased are requested to

pay attention. If the deceased had ever hurt you or violated
your right in his lifetime, please forgive him,           this
will benefit the deceased and you will also be rewarded. If there
is any issue of borrowing or lending, contact the deceased’s
inheritors. Please listen carefully about the intention and the
method of the funeral Ṣalāĥ. ‘I make the intention to offer
funeral Ṣalāĥ for Allāĥ      , and supplication for this
dead person, following this Imām.’ If you do not remember
these particular words, there is no harm as long as this intention
is in the heart: ‘I am offering funeral Ṣalāĥ for this deceased person.’
When the Imām says ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬raise both your hands up to the ears,
say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬then fold them below the navel and recite Šanā. When
the Imām says ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬second time, without raising your hands, say
‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬and recite Durūd-e-Ibrāĥīm. When the Imām says ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ا‬
for the third time, without raising your hands, say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬and
recite the funeral supplication of deceased adult (or if it is the
funeral of a male or female child then announce to recite the
supplication for the deceased child). When the Imām says
‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬the forth and (final) time, say ‫َ ا َ ﮐ َْﱪ‬
ُ ّٰ ‫ ا‬and unfold hands
and perform Salām following Imām as usual on both sides.

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