Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

Regulation about Janazah Salaah

Janazah Salaah is Fard-e-kifayah. The relatives of the dead who have the right of inheritance / guardianship are entitled to lead the Salaah or to give permission to anyone to do so. [Bahishti Gauhar]

An essential condition for Janazah Salaah is that the coffin is placed in front of the congregation and the Imam stands just opposite to the chest of dead person.

The number of rows should be odd. [Bahishti Gauhar]

In case Janazah Salaah has begun, and there is no time to perform ablution, tayyamum is enough for joining the Salaah.

Rule: If a single person offers Janazah Salaah, it would meet the requirement, even if the person be a male or female, an adult or an adolescent. [Bahishit Gauhar]

Delaying Janazah Salaah to enable more persons to participate in it is makruh.

In Janazah Salaah, two items are fard (obligatory):

1. Saying takbeer four times: every takbeer is a substitute for a Rakaat.
2. Qiyam i.e. Performing the Salaah, standing just like in fard and wajib Salaah, qiyam is fard.

In Janazah Salaah, there are three sunnahs:

1. Praising ALLAH (Subhanahu wa Ta’ala)
2. Darud on the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam)
3. Supplication for the dead person [Bahishti Gauhar]

The masnun method of saying Janazah Salaah is that after placing the bier in front of the congregation, the lmam stands just oppostie to the chest of the corpse. If the dead is a women, the imam should stand opposite to the navel. All participants should say:

“I intend to say Janazah Salaah (with four takbeerat) for ALLAH, the Almighty, which is a supplication (for the dead)” [Behishti Gauhar]