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5. The Imam raises his hands to the ears declaring the intention in a low voice to pray
to God for that particular deceased one, and saying Allahu Akbar (God is the
Greatest). The worshippers follow the Imam’ s lead and after him place their right
hands over the left ones under the navel as in others prayers
6. Then the Imam recites in a low voice the “ Du’ a Thana” and the Fatihah only
7. Then he says Allahu Akbar without raising his hands and recites the second part of
the Tashahhud (from “ ’ Allahumma salli ‘ala Muhammad” to the end). (This will be
found later in this chapter)
8. Then he makes the third Takbeer saying Allahu Akbar without raising the hands
and offers a supplication (Du’ a’ ) in any suitable words he knows preferably these
Çááåã ÇÛÝÑáÍíäÇ æ ãíÊäÇ æ ÔÇåÏäÇ æ ÛÇÆÈäÇ æ ÐßÑäÇ æ ÇäËÇäÇ æ ÕÛíÑäÇ
æ ßÈíÑäÇ . Çááåã ãä ÃÍííÊå ãäÇ ÝÃÍíå Úáì ÇáÇÓáÇã æ ãä Êæ ÝíÊå ãäÇ ÝÊæ Ýå Úáì
ÇáÇÓáÇã . Çááåã áÇ ÊÍÑãäÇ ÃÌÑå æ áÇ ÊÝÊäÇ ÈÚÏå
Allahumma-ghfir li hayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa gha’ ibina’ wa dhakarina
wa unthana wa sagheerina wa kabeerina. Allahumma man ahyaytahu minna fa ahyihi
‘ala-l-Islam. Wa man tawaffaythu minna fa tawafahu ala’ -l-Islam. Allahumma la
tahrimina ajrah, wa la taftinna ba’ dah.
“ O God! Grant forgiveness to our living and to our dead, and to those who are present
and to those who are absent. And to our young and to our old folk, and to our males
and to our females. O God! whomsoever You grant to live, from among us, help him
to live in Islam, and whomsoever of us You cause to die, help him to die in Faith. O
God! Do not deprive us of the reward for patience on his loss, and do not make us
subject to trial after him.”
9. Then the fourth Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) without raising the hands is made
followed by the concluding peace greetings right and left as in other prayers. It should
be remembered that the worshippers behind in lines follow the lead of the Imam step
by step and recite privately the same utterances in low voice.
10. After completing the Prayer, the body is carried to the graveyard, there the body is
lowered in the grave for burial with the face resting in the direction of Mecca. When
lowering the body down these words are said:
ÈÓã Çááå , æ ÈÇááå , æ Úáì ãáÉ ÑÓæ á Çááå Õáì Úáíå æ Óáã
“ Bismi-l-Lahi wa bi-l-Lahi wa ‘ala Millati Rasuli-l-Lahi Salla-l-Lahu ‘ Alayhi wa
Sallam.”
“ In the name of God and with God, and according to the Sunnah (Traditions) of the
Messenger of God upon whom be the blessings and peace of God.”
Besides these, any other fit prayers may be offered.
If the deceased is a child under the age of puberty, the prayer is the same except that
after the third Takbeer and instead of that long supplication the worshippers recite
these words:
Çááåã ÇÌÚáå áäÇ ÝÑØÇ , æ ÇÌÚáå áäÇ ÐÎÑÇ , æ ÇÌÚáå áäÇ ÔÇÝÚÇ æ ãÔÝÚÇ
“ Allahumma-j-alhu lana faratan wa j’ alhu lana dhukhra, wa j’ alhu lana shafi’ an wa
mushaffa’ a.”
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