Janaza-Placing The Dead

“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

Kafaan/ shroud

How to place a dead in grave?

The dead body should be lowered in grave from the Qiblah-side and laid on its right side facing the Qiblah. A woman should be lowered in grave by her “Mahram”(those relatives whom a woman can not be married to). If there is none then by other relatives and if there is no such one even, then by any pious man. A screen should be put about the grave from the very moment of lowering the body upto the placing of last (wooden) plank on the grave. While lowering the body into the grave, following Du’aa should be recited/

“Bismillaahi wa Billaahi wa ‘Alaa Millati Rasoolillaah ﷺ ” (Allah, in whose name I begin and following the religion of the Messenger of Allah). The knots tying the shroud should be untied after having laid the body in the grave and then the grave should be closed with unbaked bricks. Wooden planks can also be used in case the soil is soft. If there is any chink in plank or any opening left between the planks, it should be filled with clods,earth etc. The same rules are also applicable to the box-like graves (which are common now).

It is “Mustahab” to put the earth over grave from the head-side with both hands three times.

1. recite- “Minhaa Khalaqnaa Kum” (We[Allah] have created you from it i.e.the earth) while throwing the earth first time,

2.recite- “Wa Feehaa Nu’eedo Kum” (and We [Allah] will return you to it)

3.recite-“Wa Minhaa Nukhri-jokum Taaratan Ukhraa”(and We[Allah] will bring you forth out of it again)

The remaining earth may either be put on the grave with the hands or spade. It is Makrooh to put more earth on the grave than what was collected by digging it. The earth stuck to the hands should either be shaken off or washed.

The grave should not be made square but slope like camel’s hump. It should be raised as high as or a little higher than a span.

There is no harm in sprinkling water on the grave but it is better.

Staying on the grave after burial for some time, enough to sacrifice a camel and distribute its meat, is Mustahab because it will comfort the dead and he will feel no fear in answering the questions of Munkar and Nakeer (Questioning Angels). During the while recitation from the Holy Quran be done and Du’aa made for the forgiveness of the departed soul and his steadfastness in answering the questions of the Questioning Angels.

It is Mustahab to recite Surah Baqarah’s verses from one to five (from “Alif Laaam Meeem” to “Muflehoon”) at the head of the grave and verses from 285 to 286 (Aamanar Rasool to the last) at its foot.

It is lawful to detail an Haafiz for the recitation of the Holy Quran on grave provided that he demands no compensation otherwise not. To recite the Holy Quran on payment or to get it recited against payment is forbidden.

In case free Haafiz is not available and one wants to get the Holy Quran recited against payment then he should engage an Haafiz as servant (at home or business concern) on payment and get the Quran recited.

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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