Funeral prayer (Islam)

*Salat al-Janazah*
Salat al-Janazah
	Salat al-Janazah of Shah Ahmad Shafi in Bangladesh (2020)
Official name	صلاة الجنازة
Also called	Funeral prayer
Observed by	Muslims
Type	Islamic
Significance	A Muslim prayer offered to God in a funeral occasion for forgiveness of the deceased.
Observances	Sunnah prayers
Frequency	Occasionally
Related to	Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam

Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the Islamic funeral prayer; a part of the Islamic funeral ritual. The prayer is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims.^[1] The Salat al-Janazah is a collective obligation upon Muslims (farḍ al-kifāya) i.e., if some Muslims take the responsibility of doing it, the obligation is fulfilled, but if no-one fulfils it, then all Muslims will be accountable.^[2]

Performing the funeral prayer when the body is not present is generally not permitted in the Hanafi and Maliki madhhabs, is permitted in the Hanbali madhhab, and is recommended in the Shafi'i madhhab.

^ Nzomiwu, John Paul C. (1989). The History and Message of Islam. Meks-Unique. ISBN 978-9782702616 – via Google Books.
^ Saqib, Muhammad Abdul Karim (13 April 2015). "A Guide to Salat (Prayer) in Islam". Salaam – Salah Vision – via Google Books.

[1] Nzomiwu, John Paul C. (1989). The History and Message of Islam. Meks-Unique. ISBN 978-9782702616 – via Google Books.

[2] Saqib, Muhammad Abdul Karim (13 April 2015). "A Guide to Salat (Prayer) in Islam". Salaam – Salah Vision – via Google Books.

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Salat al-Janazah
Salat al-Janazah of Shah Ahmad Shafi in Bangladesh (2020)
Official name	صلاة الجنازة
Also called	Funeral prayer
Observed by	Muslims
Type	Islamic
Significance	A Muslim prayer offered to God in a funeral occasion for forgiveness of the deceased.
Observances	Sunnah prayers
Frequency	Occasionally
Related to	Salah, Nafl prayer, Five Pillars of Islam