Funeral prayer (Islam)
Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the Islamic funeral prayer; a part of the Islamic funeral ritual. The prayer is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims. The Salat al-Janazah is a collective obligation upon Muslims (farḍ al-kifāya) i.e., if some Muslims take the responsibility of doing it, the obligation is fulfilled, but if no-one fulfils it, then all Muslims will be accountable.
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Salat al-Janazah of Shah Ahmad Shafi in Bangladesh (2020) | |
| Official name | صلاة الجنازة |
| Also called | Funeral prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | A Muslim prayer offered to God in a funeral occasion for forgiveness of the deceased. |
| Observances | Sunnah prayers |
| Frequency | Occasionally |
| Related to | Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam |
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Performing the funeral prayer when the body is not present is generally not permitted in the Hanafi and Maliki madhhabs, is permitted in the Hanbali madhhab, and is recommended in the Shafi'i madhhab.
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