funeral prayer
Also known as salat al-janazah, Islamic funeral prayer, Namaz-e-janaza
Islamic prayer in congregation during a funeral
Key facts
- Official name
- صلاة الجنازة
- Also called
- Funeral prayer
- Observed by
- Muslims
- Type
- Islamic
- Significance
- An Islamic funeral prayer performed for a deceased Muslim
- Observances
- Supplications for the deceased and all dead Muslims
- Frequency
- Occasionally
- First time
- 7th-century
- Started by
- Islamic Prophet Muhammad
- Related to
- Salah , Islamic funeral , Fard Kifayyah
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Salatul janaza of Ahmad Shafi RH.jpg
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Article
Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the Islamic funeral prayer performed for a deceased Muslim. It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, and is a communal obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; meaning if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled, but if this obligation is not fulfilled by anyone, all Muslims will be accountable.
History and origin