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| 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 |
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Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the name of the special prayer that accompanies an Islamic funeral. It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims,[1] and is a collective obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled, but all Muslims will be accountable if this obligation is not fulfilled by anyone.[2]
Consensus on performing the funeral prayer when the body is not present varies among Islamic schools of thought. It is generally not permitted by the Hanafi and Maliki schools, is permitted in the Hanbali school, and is recommended in the Shafi'i school.
- ^ 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.