Learn how to pray effectively salat al janaza in islamic prayer it as obligatory on some Muslim to perform on behalf of others.

Salat Al Janazah is an Islamic funeral prayer which is prayed after when someone (Muslim) male of female dies. It is not obligatory on every Muslim to pray Salat Al Janaza of in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, only few are required to offer Namaz-e-Janazah on any Muslims funeral on behalf of rest of the Muslims.

However, if no one prayed the Salat Al Janazah on any dead Muslim, the sin will be count for the rest of the Muslims. In short, Salat al-Janazah is a collective obligation upon Muslims (fard Kifayah).

The Method of Praying Salat al Janaza

There exists difference of opinion amongst Muslim scholar how to offer Salat al Janaza step by step and what to recite before, within and after it. However, here we will discuss the simple method acceptable amongst all of school of thought be they Hanafi, Shafai, Hambali, Maliki, Jafari or any other authentic school of thought on the basis of Islam.
 

Salatul Janazah Step by Step

• First of all you must have pure intention of offering Funeral Prayer of your Muslim brother of sister. Remember the time and the place also described by Islam as Uqbah bin Amir Al-Juhni narrated,

“There are three times that Allah’s Messenger (PBUH) prohibited us from performing Salat in, or burying our dead in: When the sun’s rising appears until it has risen up; when the sun is at the zenith until it passes; and when the sun begins its setting until it has set.”
(Hadith No. 1030, Chapters on Janaiz, Jami’ At-Tirmidhi)

As regarding the place, Abu Saeed Al-Khudri (RA) narrated that Prophet Muhammad SAAW said,

“All of the earth is a masjid except for the graveyard and the washroom.”

So you can pray salat al janaza at any place which is pure. However, the ground is preferable as people of area can easily gather there.

• After the pure intention, and choosing proper time and place to gather for salat al janaza, people must make proper rows for salat al janaza.

• After the rows are properly formed, say the first Takbir while raising your hands, and then you fold and hold your hands on your chest same as in normal prayer and recite,

Subhaanak-Allaahumma, wa bihamdika, wa tabaarakasmuka, wa ta'aalaa jadduka, wa jalla thana uka wa laa ilaaha ghayruka

• Then say Takbir again and recite Durood-e-Ibrahimi as,

ALLAHUMMA SALLI ALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA SALLAITAALA IBRAHIMA WA ALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID. ALLAHUMMA BAARIKALA MUHAMMADIW WA ALA AALI MUHAMMADIN KAMAA BAARAKTA ALA IBRAHIMA WAALA AALI IBRAHIMA INNAKA HAMIDUM MAJID
 

• After this, prepare to third Takbir in a same manner you did before and say dua in it as follow,

"O God, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O God, whoever you keep alive, keep him alive in Islam, and whoever you cause to die, cause him to die with faith. O God, do not deprive us of the reward and do not cause us to go astray after this. O God, forgive him and have mercy on him, keep him safe and sound and forgive him, honor his rest and ease his entrance; wash him with water and snow and hail, and cleanse him of sin as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O God, give him a home better than his home and a family better than his family. O God, admit him to Paradise and protect him from the torment of the grave and the torment of Hell-fire; make his grave spacious and fill it with light."

However, it is not necessary to recite aforementioned words, you can say anything conveying aforementioned words meanings, but remember, these word have more reward as these are the word of Prophet Muhammad SAAW.
 

• Finally, you are to recite fourth Takbir and then to say from right to left "Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatu-Allah".

This was the short and easy description of how to perform Funeral Prayer step by step. If you have any question or you want to add something, please comment in following comment box.