Burial Prayers

Most of us don’t know what to say during Salatul janaaza (Burial prayers)​:

Here is how to pray or Perform Salatul Janaaza.

1- ​After the First Takbeer​:

Recite Surat Al-Fatihah

1. Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

2. Alhamdu lillaahi Rabbil ‘aalameen

3. Ar-Rahmaanir-Raheem

4. Maaliki Yawmid-Deen

5. Iyyaaka na’budu wa lyyaaka nasta’een

6. Ihdinas-Siraatal-Mustaqeem

7. Siraatal-lazeena an’amta ‘alaihim ghayril- maghdoobi ‘alaihim wa lad-daaalleen

2- ​ After the Second Takbeer:

Salat Al-Ibrahimiyya to the end.

​Allaahumma salli ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa ‘aali Muhammadin, kamaa sallayta ‘alaa ‘Ibraaheema wa ‘alaa ‘aali ‘Ibraaheema, ‘innaka Hameedun Majeed. Allaahumma baarik ‘alaa Muhammadin wa ‘alaa ‘aali Muhammadin, kamaa baarakta ‘alaa ‘Ibraaheema wa ‘alaa ‘aali ‘Ibraaheema, ‘innaka Hameedun Majeed​.

3- ​ After the Third Takbeer: Pray for the dead but according to how it was narrated from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and Peace be upon him). One of them is:

Allaahum-maghfir lahu warhamhu, wa ‘aafihi, wa’fu ‘anhu, wa ‘akrim nuzulahu, wa wassi’ mudkhalahu, waghsilhu bilmaa’i waththalji walbaradi, wa naqqihi minal-khataayaa kamaa naqqaytath-thawbal-‘abyadha minad-danasi, wa ‘abdilhu daaran khayran min daarihi, wa ‘ahlan khayran min ‘ahlihi, wa zawjan khayran min zawjihi, wa ‘adkhilhul-jannata, wa. ‘a’ithhu min ‘athaabil-qabri[wa ‘athaabin-naar].

O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him and give him strength and pardon him. Be generous to him and cause his entrance to be wide and wash him with water and snow and hail. Cleanse him of his transgressions as white cloth is cleansed of stains. Give him an abode better than his home, and a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife. Take him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave [and from the punishment of Hell

4. Then lastly after the Fourth Takbeer​:

And you should pray for all Muslims. It is recommended to say:

Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahu wa la taftinna ba ^dah(u), which means:

“0 Allah, do not deprive us of the reward of our praying for him, and do not test us after him”.

5- And lastly end the prayer with one Salaam to the right  (Just once).

May Allāh (Sub-haanahu wata’aala) forgive our sins, forgive our dead ones and grant us and them Jannatul Firdaus. Aameen