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In case the deceased is a man, the Imam stands at his head, but in case the deceased is a woman, he stands at the middle portion. The followers stand behind the Imam as in all prayers, then the Imam says four Takbeers as follows:

1- He says the first takbeer, and that is the initiating takbeer, followed by “Al-Isti‘adha” and “Bismillahir-Rahamanir Raheem”, but he does not say “al-Istiftah” (the invocation said when starting Salat), then he recites al-Fatihah.

2- He says the second takbeer and then sends blessings on the Prophet in the manner described in the last at-Tashahud.

3- He says the third takbeer, and then he prays for the deceased, himself and other Muslims. Some of the supplications include:

“ Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa ‘aafihi wa‘af ‘anhu, wa akrim nuzulahu wa wassi’ madkhalau waghsilhu bil maa’ wathalji wal barad; wa naqqihi minal khataaya kama naqqaita-th-thawbal abyada minad- danasi. Wa abdilhu daaran khairan min daarihi, wa ahlan khairan min ahlihi, wa zawjan khairan min zawjihi, wa adkhilhul jannata, wa a‘idhu min ‘adhaabilqabri [aw min ‘adhaa bin-naar.]” [ Source: Muslim.]

Meaning: “Oh Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him respite and pardon him. Be generous to him in his abode, cause his entrance to be wide, and wash him with water, snow and albarad (ice). Cleanse him of his transgressions as you cleanse a white cloth of stains. Grant him an abode better than his abode, a family better than his family and a wife better than his wife. Take him into Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave [or from the punishment of Hellfire.]” If the deceased is a female, he changes the pronouns in the prayer to the feminine.

If the deceased is a baby or an aborted foetus [ A miscarried baby.], he is to say: “Allahummaj‘alhu dhakharan liwaalidaihi, wa faratan[ faratan means forerunner.] wa ajran wa shafee‘an mujaaban. Allahumma thaqil bihi mowazeenahoma wa a’atham bihi ajorahoma wa alhiq-hu bisalihi salafi lamumineen wajalhu fi kafalati ibraheem waqihi birahmatika ‘athaba aljaheem.” [ Source: Al-Bukhari.]

Meaning: “Oh Allah, make him a treasure for his parents, a forerunner, a cause of reward and an intercessor whose prayer is answered. Oh Allah, make this (loss) make their (the parents) scales heavy, and make their reward great, and make him be with the righteous believers. And make him under the care of Ibraheem, and protect him, due to Your Mercy, from the punishment of the hell fire.”

4-He says the fourth takbeer and keeps mute for a while, thereafter, he says at-Tasleem only to hisright, or he says the usual two tasleems.

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