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3. Between the Graves
3. بين القبور
It is forbidden for the Salaatul-Janaazah to be performed for the dead between the graves according to the hadith narrated by Anas ibn Maalik in which he said: )) ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﺃَﻥ r ﻭﺭِ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﺒﻥﻴﻨﹶﺎﺌِﺯِ ﺒﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠ ﻋﻠﱢﻲﺼﻰ ﺃَﻥ ﻴ ﻨﹶﻬ (( “The Prophet (r) forbade the performance of the salaah for the dead in between the graves.”40 D. The Method of Prayer Position of the Imaam: The Imaam should stand, facing the Qiblah, behind the head of the dead man and behind the middle of the dead woman,. 38 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.191, no.337, Sahih Muslim, vol.2, p.452, no.2077, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.911, no.3198, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, p.412, no.1534, Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.348 and Muwatta, p.107, no.526. 39 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, pp231-2, no.413. 40 Collected by at-Tabaraanee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.108, no.72. ﺓﹸﻨﹶﺎﺯ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻭﺍ ﺠ ﻜﹶﺜِﻴﺭﺎ ﻨﹶﺎﺱﻬﻌﺓﹲ ﻤﻨﹶﺎﺯﺕﹾ ﺠﺭﺩِ ﻓﹶﻤﺒ ﻨﹶﺎﻓِﻊٍ ﺃَﺒِﻲ ﻏﹶﺎﻟِﺏٍ ﻗﹶﺎلَ ﻜﹸﻨﹾﺕﹸ ﻓِﻲ ﺴِﻜﱠﺔِ ﺍﻟﹾﻤِﺭﻥﻋ لٍﺠﺎ ﻓﹶﺈِﺫﹶﺍ ﺃَﻨﹶﺎ ﺒِﺭﺘﹸﻬﺭٍ ﻓﹶﺘﹶﺒِﻌﻴﻤﻥِ ﻋﺩِ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺒﺒﻋ ﻠﹶﻰﻋﺫِﻴﻨﹶﺘِﻪِ ﻭﻴﺭﻠﹶﻰ ﺒﻗِﻴﻕﹲ ﻋ ﺭﺎﺀﻪِ ﻜِﺴﻠﹶﻴﻋ ﻗﹶﺔﹲ ﺃْﺴِﻪِ ﺨِﺭ ﺭ ﺓﹸ ﻗﹶﺎﻡﻨﹶﺎﺯﺕِ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﻀِﻌﺎ ﻭﺎﻟِﻙٍ ﻓﹶﻠﹶﻤ ﻤﻥ ﺒﺫﹶﺍ ﺃَﻨﹶﺱ ﻗﹶﺎﻟﹸﻭﺍ ﻫﻘﹶﺎﻥﻫﺫﹶﺍ ﺍﻟﺩ ﻫﻥﺱِ ﻓﹶﻘﹸﻠﹾﺕﹸ ﻤ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻤﺘﹶﻘِﻴﻪِ ﻤِﻥ ﺃْﺴِﻪِ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒ ﺭ ﻋِﻨﹾﺩ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻡﺀ ﺸﹶﻲﻨﹶﻪﻴﺒﻨِﻲ ﻭﻴﻭلُ ﺒﺤ ﻻﹶ ﻴﺃَﻨﹶﺎ ﺨﹶﻠﹾﻔﹶﻪﺎ ﻭﻬﻠﹶﻴﻠﱠﻰ ﻋ ﻓﹶﺼﺃَﻨﹶﺱ ﺍﺕٍ ﺘﹶﻜﹾﺒِﻴﺭﻊﺒ ﺃَﺭﺭ ﺵﹲ ﺎ ﻨﹶﻌﻬﻠﹶﻴﻋﺎ ﻭﻭﻫﺒﺔﹸ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺭﺎﺭِﻴﺃَﺓﹸ ﺍﹾﻷَﻨﹾﺼﺭﺓﹶ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﺯﻤﺎ ﺤﺎ ﺃَﺒ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻟﹸﻭﺍ ﻴﺩﻘﹾﻌ ﻴﺏ ﺫﹶﻫ ﺜﹸﻡﺭِﻉﺴ ﻴﻟﹶﻡﻁِلْ ﻭ ﻴﻟﹶﻡ لِﺠﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﺭﻼﹶﺘِﻪِ ﻋ ﺼﻭﺎ ﻨﹶﺤﻬﻠﹶﻴﻠﱠﻰ ﻋﺎ ﻓﹶﺼﺘِﻬﺠِﻴﺯ ﻋ ﻋِﻨﹾﺩ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎﻡﺭﺃَﺨﹾﻀ ﻥ ﺒﻼﹶﺀ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎلَ ﺍﻟﹾﻌﻠﹶﺱ ﺠ ﺜﹸﻡ ﺎﺩٍﺯِﻴ : ﻭلُ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺴلُ ﺭﻔﹾﻌ ﻴﻜﹶﺫﹶﺍ ﻜﹶﺎﻥﺓﹶ ﻫﺯﻤﺎ ﺤﺎ ﺃَﺒﻴ r ﺎ ﻬﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﺭﻜﹶﺒ ﻴﻠﹶﺎﺘِﻙﺓِ ﻜﹶﺼﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﻠﱢﻲ ﻋﺼ ﻴ ﺃَﺓِ ﻗﹶﺎلَﺭﺓِ ﺍﻟﹾﻤﺠِﻴﺯﻋلِ ﻭﺠﺃْﺱِ ﺍﻟﺭ ﺭ ﻋِﻨﹾﺩﻘﹸﻭﻡﻴﺎ ﻭﻌﺒﺃَﺭ : ﻡﻨﹶﻌ . Naafi‘ Aboo Ghaalib said: While I was in Sikkatul-Mirbad41 a bier passed by with a large number of people accompanying it. They informed me that is was the bier of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Umayr, so I followed it. I noticed [among them] a man wearing a thin cloak riding on a mule.
He had a piece of cloth on his head to protect himself from the sun. I asked who this important man was and they replied that it was Anas ibn Maalik. When the bier was set down, Anas stood up and led the funeral prayer for him. I was standing immediately behind him with nothing between him and I. He stood near his head and made four takbeers.
He neither lengthened the prayer nor make it hastily. When he went to sit down, they said to him: O Aboo Hamzah, [here is the bier of] an Ansaree woman. They brought her near to him and there was a green colored na ‘sh on her bier. He stood opposite her hip42 and led the funeral prayer in the same way as he done for the dead man. He then sat down.
Al-‘Alaa ibn Ziyaad43 asked: “O Aboo Hamzah, did Allaah’s Messenger (r) make the funeral prayer for the dead as you 41 Sikkah literally means ‘a wide street’ or ‘an even road’ in which the houses are in rows on either side, and mirbad literally means ‘an enclosure for camels, sheep or goats’ or ‘a place in which dates are put to dry after cutting’(Arabic-English Lexicon, vol.1, pp.1010 & 1386). SikkatulMirbad was the name of a subdivision in Basrah. 42 Literally ‘ajeezah means buttocks, backside, posterior. 43 He was among the most reliable narrators of hadith among the Taabi‘oon from Basrah. did, using four takbeers and standing opposite the head of a man and the hips of a woman? He replied “Yes” 44 Number of Takbeers: It is possible to do either four, five, six, seven or nine takbeers as all of them are recorded in authentic hadeeths. Four: ِﻭلَ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺴ ﺭ ﺃَﻥﻨﹾﻪ ﻋﻀِﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﺓﹶ ﺭﺭﻴﺭ ﺃَﺒِﻲ ﻫﻥﻋ r ﺎﺕﹶ ﻓِﻴﻪِ ﻡِ ﺍﻟﱠﺫِﻱ ﻤﻭ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﻴﺎﺸِﻲﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺠ ﻨﹶﻌ ﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﺭﻜﹶﺒ ﻭﻑﱠ ﺒِﻬِﻡﻠﱠﻰ ﻓﹶﺼﺼ ﺇِﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ ﺒِﻬِﻡﺝﺨﹶﺭﻭ ﺍﺕٍ ﺘﹶﻜﹾﺒِﻴﺭﻊﺒﻪِ ﺃَﺭ . Aboo Hurayrah related that the Messenger of Allaah (r) announced the Najaashee’s death on the day on which he died and went out with them to a place designated for large congregational prayers.
He arranged them in rows and pronounced four takbeers during the funeral prayer. 45 Five: ﻠﹶﻰ ﻋﺭ ﻜﹶﺒﺇِﻨﱠﻪﺎ ﻭﻌﺒﻨﹶﺎﺌِﺯِﻨﹶﺎ ﺃَﺭﻠﹶﻰ ﺠ ﻋﺭﻜﹶﺒ ﻴﻗﹶﻡ ﺃَﺭﻥﻨِﻲ ﺍﺒﻌ ﻴﺩﻴ ﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﺎلَ ﻜﹶﺎﻥﻥِ ﺃَﺒِﻲ ﻟﹶﻴﻥِ ﺍﺒﻋ ﻭلُ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺴ ﺭ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎلَ ﻜﹶﺎﻥﺄَﻟﹾﺘﹸﻪﺎ ﻓﹶﺴﺴﺓٍ ﺨﹶﻤﻨﹶﺎﺯﺠ rﻜﹶﺒ ﻴ ﺎ ﻫﺭ . ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Abee Laylaa said, “Zayd ibn Arqam used to make four takbeers on our dead, but once he made five so we asked him about it. He replied, ‘Allaah’s Messenger used to do it and I would not give it up for anyone after him, ever.’ ”46 44 Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, pp.907-8, no.3188, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, pp.391-2, no.1494 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.352 and authenticated in sahih Sunan Abee Daawood, vol.2, pp.615, no.2735. 45 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.227, no.404, Sahih Muslim, vol.2, p.452, no.2077, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.911, no.3198, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, p.412, no.1534, Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.348 and Muwatta, p.107, no.526. 46 Sahih Muslim, vol.2, pp.453-4, no.2089, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, pp.908-9, no.3191, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, p.397, no.1505 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.348. Six: َﺭٍ ﻗﹶﺎل ﺨﹶﻴﺩﺒ ﻋﻥﻋ : ﺎﺏِ ﺤﻠﹶﻰ ﺃَﺼ ﻋﺭٍ ﺴِﺘﹰﺎ، ﻭﺩلِ ﺒﻠﹶﻰ ﺃَﻫ ﻋﺭﻜﹶﺒ ﻴﻨﹾﻪ ﻋ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪﻀِﻲ ﺭﻠِﻲ ﻋﻜﹶﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲ r ﺎﻌﺒﺎﺌِﺭِ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺱِ ﺃَﺭﻠﹶﻰ ﺴﻋﺎ، ﻭﺴ ﺨﹶﻤ . ‘Abd Khayr said, “‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib used to make six takbeers [when he led funeral prayers] on those who took part in the Battle of Badr, five takbeers on the Prophet’s companions, and four takbeers on the rest of people.”47 Seven: ﺭﺓﹶ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒﻠﹶﻰ ﻗﹶﺘﹶﺎﺩﻠﱠﻰ ﻋﺎ ﺼﻠِﻴ ﻋﺯِﻴﺩٍ ﺃَﻥﻥِ ﻴﺩِ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺒﺒﻥِ ﻋﻰ ﺒﻭﺴ ﻤﻥﻋ ﺎﺭِﻴﺩ ﺒﻜﹶﺎﻥﺎ، ﻭﻌﺒﻪِ ﺴﻠﹶﻴﻋ . Moosaa, the son of ‘Abdullaah ibn Yazeed, said that ‘Alee ibn Abee Taalib made the funeral prayer using seven takbeers for Aboo Qataadah, who was among those who took part in the Battle of Badr. 48 Nine: ﺩِ ﺍﻟﺒ ﻋﻥﻋ ﺍﺕٍ ﺘﹶﻜﹾﺒِﻴﺭﻊﻪِ ﺘِﺴﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﺭﺓﹶ ﻓﹶﻜﹶﺒﺯﻤﻠﹶﻰ ﺤﻠﱠﻰ ﻋ ﺼ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﺭِ ﺃَﻥﻴﺒﻥِ ﺍﻟﺯﻠﱠﻪِ ﺒ . ‘Abdullaah ibn az-Zubayr reported that the Prophet (r) made the funeral prayer for Hamzah using nine takbeers.49 Raising the Hands: It is permissible to either raise one’s hands with each takbeer, or to do so only for the first takbeer. ﻭﺩﻌ ﻻﹶ ﻴﺓٍ، ﺜﹸﻡلِ ﺘﹶﻜﹾﺒِﻴﺭﺓِ ﻓِﻲ ﺃَﻭﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﻪِ ﻋﻴﺩ ﻴﻓﹶﻊﺭ ﻴﻭلَ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﻜﹶﺎﻥﺴ ﺭﺎﺱٍ ﺃَﻥﺒﻥِ ﻋ ﺍﺒﻥﻋ . 47 Collected by al-Bayhaqee and ad-Daaraqutnee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.113. 48 Collected by al-Bayhaqee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, pp.113-4. 49 Collected by at-Tahaawee and at-Tabaraanee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.114. Ibn ‘Abbaas reported that Allaah’s Messenger (r) used to raise his hands for the first takbeer in the funeral prayer, then not repeat it.50 It was also reported that Ibn ‘Umar used to raise his hands with every takbeer of the funeral prayer.51 Placing the Hands: The right hand should be placed on the left on the chest as in regular prayer since there are no authentic hadeeths to indicate otherwise. َﺩٍ ﻗﹶﺎلﻌﻥِ ﺴلِ ﺒﻬ ﺴﻥﻋ : ﺍﻋِﻪِ ﻠﹶﻰ ﺫِﺭﻨﹶﻰ ﻋﻤ ﺍﻟﹾﻴﺩلُ ﺍﻟﹾﻴﺠ ﺍﻟﺭﻊﻀ ﻴ ﺃَﻥﻭﻥﺭﺅْﻤ ﻴ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺱﻜﹶﺎﻥ ﻼﹶﺓِ ﻗﹶﺎلَ ﺃَﻯ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺼﺭﺴﺍﻟﹾﻴﻠﱠﻡﺴﻪِ ﻭﻠﹶﻴ ﻋﻠﱠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪ ﺼ ﺇِﻟﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺒِﻲﻨﹾﻤِﻲ ﺫﹶﻟِﻙ ﺇِﻻﱠ ﻴﻪﻠﹶﻤﺎﺯِﻡٍ ﻻﹶ ﺃَﻋﻭ ﺤﺒ .
The Prophet’s companion, Sahl ibn Sa‘d, “The people were ordered to place their right hands on their left forearms in salaah.”52 Taawoos53 also said, “Allaah’s Messenger (r) used to place his right hand on his left and tighten them on his chest when in salaah.”54 Recitation: Immediately after the first takbeer, the chapter al-Faatihah should be read as this is what is recorded in authentic hadeeths. ﻥﻋ ﻑٍ ﻗﹶﺎلَﻭﻥِ ﻋﺩِ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﺒﺒﻥِ ﻋﺔﹶ ﺒﻁﹶﻠﹾﺤ : ﺔِ ﺃَ ﺒِﻔﹶﺎﺘِﺤﺓٍ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺭﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺠﺎﺱٍ ﻋﺒﻥِ ﻋﺕﹸ ﺨﹶﻠﹾﻑﹶ ﺍﺒﻠﱠﻴﺼ ﺍﻟﹾﻜِﺘﹶﺎﺏِ، ﻗﹶﺎلَ : ﻨﱠﺔﹲﺎ ﺴﻭﺍ ﺃَﻨﱠﻬﻠﹶﻤﻟِﺘﹶﻌ . 50 Collected by ad-Daaraqutnee and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.116. 51 Collected by al-Bayhaqee (4/44) and authenticated in Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, p.117. See also Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.228, Chapter 55. 52 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.1, pp.396-7, no.707 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.161. 53 Taawoos ibn Keesaan was among the middle level students of the companions of the Prophet (r). 54 Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.1, p.194, no.758 and authenticated in sahih Sunan Abee Daawood, vol.1, p.144, no.687. 5 Talhah, the son of ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Awf, said: I prayed the funeral prayer behind Ibn ‘Abbaas for a dead person and he recited [aloud] the Faatihah and said, “Know that [what I have done] is the sunnah.”55 The only thing which should be read prior to the Faatihah is the “Refuge” and the “basmalah”.56 ﺠِﻴﻁﹶﺎﻥِ ﺍﻟﺭ ﺍﻟﺸﱠﻴﻭﺫﹸ ﺒِﺎﻟﻠﱠﻪِ ﻤِﻥﺃَﻋ ﺯِﻩِﻤﻫﻨﹶﻔﹾﺜِﻪِ ﻭ ﻨﹶﻔﹾﺨِﻪِ ﻭﻡِ ﻤِﻥ A‘oothu bil-laahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem min nafakhihi wa nafathih wa hamzihi[I seek refuge in Allaah from the accursed Shaytan, from his pride, his poetry and his madness]57 There are no hadeeths neither authentic nor weak to support the reading of the Du‘aa al-Istiftaah (the opening dua: subhaanakal-laahumma). It is also permissible to recite another chapter after reciting Faatihah. This is based on another narration of Talhah’s statement in which he said: )) ﺎﻨﹶﺎ ﻓﹶﻠﹶﻤﻌﻤﺘﱠﻰ ﺃَﺴ ﺤﺭﻬﺠﺓٍ ﻭﻭﺭﺴﺔِ ﺍﻟﹾﻜِﺘﹶﺎﺏِ ﻭﺃَ ﺒِﻔﹶﺎﺘِﺤﺓٍ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺭﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺠﺎﺱٍ ﻋﺒﻥِ ﻋﺕﹸ ﺨﹶﻠﹾﻑﹶ ﺍﺒﻠﱠﻴﺼ ﻕﱞ ﺤﻨﱠﺔﹲ ﻭ ﻓﹶﻘﹶﺎلَ ﺴﺄَﻟﹾﺘﹸﻪﺩِﻩِ ﻓﹶﺴﻍﹶ ﺃَﺨﹶﺫﹾﺕﹸ ﺒِﻴﻓﹶﺭ ((. “I prayed the funeral prayer behind Ibn ‘Abbaas and he recited Faatihah alKitaab and another chapter loudly enough that we heard it. So when he finished I took a hold of his hand and asked him about it.
He replied, “I said it loudly in order that you all would know that it was Sunnah and correct.”58 The recitation should be done quietly based on Aboo Umaamah ibn Sahl’s statement: 55 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.236, no.419 and Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.909, no.3192. 56 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.1, p.397, no.710, Sahih Muslim, vol.1, p.219, no.786 and Muwatta, p.36 no.173. 57 Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.1, p.196, no.763, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, p.4, no.808 and Mishkat AlMasabih, vol.1, pp.166-167 and authenticated in sahih Sunan Ibn Maajah, vol.1, pp.135-6, no.658. 58 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.2, p.234 no.419, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.2, p.909, no.3192, Sunan Ibn-iMajah, vol.2, p.392, no.1495 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.348. )) ﺭﻜﹶﺒ ﻴﺨﹶﺎﻓﹶﺘﹶﺔﹰ ﺜﹸﻡﺁﻥِ ﻤ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹸﺭﺓِ ﺍﹾﻷُﻭﻟﹶﻰ ﺒِﺄُﻡﺃَ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﱠﻜﹾﺒِﻴﺭﻘﹾﺭ ﻴﺓِ ﺃَﻥﻨﹶﺎﺯﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﻼﹶﺓِ ﻋﻨﱠﺔﹸ ﻓِﻲ ﺍﻟﺼﺍﻟﺴ ﺓِ ﺍﹾﻵﺨِﺭ ﻋِﻨﹾﺩﻠِﻴﻡﺍﻟﺘﱠﺴﺜﹶﻼﹶﺜﹰﺎ ﻭ . (( “The Sunnah in Salaatul-Janaazah is to quietly recite Umm al-Qur’aan59 after the first takbeer; to then make three takbeers and tasleem at the end of the last takbeer.”60 Prayer for the Prophet (r): Immediately after the second takbeer, the salaah for the Prophet (r) should be made according to one of the various patterns used in regular salaah. Aboo Umaamah in describing the funeral prayer went on to say, “Then the salaah for the Prophet (r) should be made.”61 ﻠﹶﻰﻋﺩٍ ﻭﻤﺤﻠﹶﻰ ﻤلﱢ ﻋ ﺼﻡﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬ ﺎﺭِﻙ ﺒﻡ ﺍﻟﻠﱠﻬﺠِﻴﺩ ﻤﻤِﻴﺩ ﺤ ﺇِﻨﱠﻙﺍﻫِﻴﻡﺭﻠﹶﻰ ﺇِﺒﺕﹶ ﻋﻠﱠﻴﺎ ﺼﺩٍ ﻜﹶﻤﻤﺤ ﺁلِ ﻤ ﺠِﻴﺩ ﻤﻤِﻴﺩ ﺤ ﺇِﻨﱠﻙﺍﻫِﻴﻡﺭﻠﹶﻰ ﺁلِ ﺇِﺒﻜﹾﺕﹶ ﻋﺎﺭﺎ ﺒﺩٍ ﻜﹶﻤﻤﺤﻠﹶﻰ ﺁلِ ﻤﻋﺩٍ ﻭﻤﺤﻠﹶﻰ ﻤﻋ . “Allaahumma salli ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali Muhammad, [Oh Allaah, praise Muhammad and his family] kamaa sallayta ‘alaa Ibraaheema wa ‘alaa aali Ibraaheem,[as you have praised Ibraheem and his family.] innaka hameedun-majeed. [Verily you are the Most Praised and Glorious.] Allaahumma baarik ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa aali Muhammad, [On Allaah bless Muhammad and his family] kamaa baarakta ‘alaa Ibraaheema wa ‘alaa aali Ibraheem [as you have blessed Ibraaheem and his family.] innaka hameedun majeed [Verily you are the Most Praised and Glorious.]62 59 Ummul-Qur’aan is among the names of the first chapter. 60 sahih Sunan an-Nasaa’ee vol.2, p.428, no.1880. 61 Collected by an-Nasaa’ee (sahih) See the last reference and also Ahkaamul-Janaa’iz, 62 Sahih al-Bukhari, vol.4, p.385, no.589, Sahih Muslim, vol.1, p.224, no.807, Sunan Abu Dawud, vol.1, p.249, no. 971, Sunan Ibn-i-Majah, vol.2, pp.54-5, no.904 and Mishkat Al-Masabih, vol.1, p.188. Du‘aa for the Dead: After each of the remaining two or more takbeers, sincere prayers should be made for the dead, their relatives and the living. No, Qur’aan should be recited following these remaining takbeers. Aboo Hurayrah reported that the Prophet (r) said, ))ﺎﻋ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﺍ ﻟﹶﻪﺕِ ﻓﹶﺄَﺨﹾﻠِﺼﻴﻠﹶﻰ ﺍﻟﹾﻤ ﻋﺘﹸﻡﻠﱠﻴﺇِﺫﹶﺍ ﺼ ((. “When you make funeral prayers for the dead, make sincere du‘aa for them.”63 The following are some authentic du‘aas any of which could be said after the third and fourth takbeers : 1ـ ﺍﻟﻠﱠ ﺎﺀِ ﺒِﺎﻟﹾﻤﺍﻏﹾﺴِﻠﹾﻪ ﻭﺨﹶﻠﹶﻪﺩ ﻤﻊﺴﻭ ﻭﻟﹶﻪ ﻨﹸﺯﺃَﻜﹾﺭِﻡ ﻭﻨﹾﻪﻑﹸ ﻋﺍﻋﺎﻓِﻪِ ﻭﻋ ﻭﻪﻤﺤﺍﺭ ﻭ ﻟﹶﻪ ﺍﻏﹾﻔِﺭﻡﻬ ﺍ ﻤِﺭﺍ ﺨﹶﻴﺍﺭ ﺩﺩِﻟﹾﻪﺃَﺒﻨﹶﺱِ ﻭ ﺍﻟﺩ ﻤِﻥﺽﻴ ﺍﹾﻷَﺒﺏﺕﹶ ﺍﻟﺜﱠﻭﺎ ﻨﹶﻘﱠﻴﺎ ﻜﹶﻤ ﺍﻟﹾﺨﹶﻁﹶﺎﻴﻨﹶﻘﱢﻪِ ﻤِﻥﺩِ ﻭﺭﺍﻟﹾﺒﺍﻟﺜﱠﻠﹾﺞِ ﻭﻭ ﻥ ﺭِ ﺃَﻭﺫﹶﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟﹾﻘﹶﺒ ﻋ ﻤِﻥﺃَﻋِﺫﹾﻩﻨﱠﺔﹶ ﻭ ﺍﻟﹾﺠﺨِﻠﹾﻪﺃَﺩﺠِﻪِ ﻭﻭ ﺯﺍ ﻤِﻥﺭﺎ ﺨﹶﻴﺠﻭﺯﻠِﻪِ ﻭ ﺃَﻫﺍ ﻤِﻥﺭﻼﹰ ﺨﹶﻴﺃَﻫﺍﺭِﻩِ ﻭﺩ ﺫﹶﺍﺏِ ﺍﻟﻨﱠﺎﺭِ ﻋﻤِﻥ