Janazah
Janazah refers to the funeral rite for a deceased Muslim, including the communal funeral prayer performed over the body before burial. The prayer has its own distinct form, without bowing or prostration. Fatwas on the subject often address who may lead it, and what to do when the body can't be present.
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Is it permissible to offer the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) over a headless body, or over a head only without a body, according to the Hanafi school of thought?
The funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) is performed over a corpse if the larger part of the deceased's body is found, such as half of the body and the head. However, it is not performed if half or less of the body is…
What is the definitive ruling on offering prayers for the deceased (Salat al-Janazah) between graves, and how can one reconcile the action of Aisha -may Allah be pleased with her- with the Prophetic Hadith that warns against taking graves as places of worship?
Performing the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) in graveyards is a matter of ijtihad (independent reasoning) about which scholars have differed. Our preferred view is that it is disliked (makrooh). As for the chamber…
What is the ruling on a woman praying over the Janazah (funeral) of a non-mahram man, a mahram (unmarriageable kin) man, or a woman? And what are the cases and controls that permit this? Is the supplication for entering and exiting the mosque recited when bringing the Janazah into it? From where should the Janazah be placed for the prayer over it (to the right of the row, in the middle of the row)? Should we pray over it after the obligatory prayer or the Sunnah prayer? Is it permissible to pray over it an hour before the obligatory prayer? What is the ruling on delaying the prayer over it until the obligatory prayer or after it, once its washing is complete? And how many people should carry the Janazah?
It is permissible for a woman to pray over the deceased, and she receives the same reward as a man. It is legislated to recite the authentic supplications when going to the mosque with the deceased, and when entering…
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Is it permissible to offer the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) for the deceased while they are in a car outside the mosque and have not been placed in front of the Imam inside it?
Is prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) prescribed for the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah)?
What is the ruling on offering the funeral prayer (Salat al-Janazah) after the Asr prayer for someone who missed the congregational Asr prayer? And is the funeral prayer accepted from someone who missed the Asr prayer in the mosque and at home and feared missing the funeral prayer? And is it a condition to offer only one funeral prayer per day, or is it permissible to offer more than one funeral prayer that occurred on the same day?