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Brief Notes: ‘Preparing for the Final Journey’
A talk given by sister Zahida and Sister Surryiah - Sun 10th Aug 2008
“Every soul shall taste death, and you shall only be paid fully your reward on the resurrection day; then whoever is removed far away from the fire and is made to enter the garden he indeed has attained the object; and the life of this world is nothing but a provision of vanities.”
Surah Al-Imran Verse 185
What to do when death occurs:
- call doctor to confirm death
- notify the imam to prepare for Salat-ul-Janazah
- call Funeral Directors and make sure there is a shroud prepared for the deceased
What to do in concerns of washing the deceased
- remove clothing (cut carefully)/jewellery from the deceased
- ensure privacy and modesty for the deceased is kept at all times
- Ghusal
- intention (niyyah)
- stages of washing
Perform Wudu on the deceased. Perform Ghusal on the deceased. On the last Ghusal- add camphor. Remember! No idle talking whilst washing the dead!
Note: women who are washing the deceased
should not be in a menstrual or janab state (must be in wudu)
Note: the women/men who perform ghusal
must cleanse and shower themselves
before shrouding the deceased. (i.e. those who wash the body, either should not shroud the dead or should do complete ghusl before shrouding as they are considered impure until they do ghusl)
*Every Muslim is advised to have a shroud in preparation for death, from their own allowance*
Females have 5 pieces within their shroud. In every piece the right side of the cloth should go over the left side. Shroud includes:
- 1- 6 ties
- 2- 2 ‘envelopes’
- 3- 1 shirt/kameez
- 4- 1 waist wrapper
- 5- 2 loin cloths
- 6- 1 scarf
3 things which benefit the deceased:
Abu Hurayrah rahimahullaah reported that Allaah's Messenger sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam said: "When a human being dies, all of his deeds are terminated except for three types: an ongoing sadaqah, a knowledge (of Islaam) from which others benefit, and a righteous child who makes du'aa for him." (Muslim)
Salaatul Janaazah
Make the Intention for Salaatul Janaazah
First Takbir: raise hands to ears and then fold
Read Sana (those not following Hanafi Fiqh recite Surah Fatihah instead of Sana)
Second Takbir: Recite Darood
Third Takbir: Read dua for deceased ( see next page for dua’s)
Fourth Takbir: Tasleem – say turning your face to the right, then the left “assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah”
*NOTE: No Ruku, Sujud, Adhan or Eqama. All is spoken quietly except the Takbir and Tasleem.
*All conditions are required in Salat ul Janazah i.e Tahara, Wudu, clean body and clothing, intention and direction of Qiblah.
Janaazah Dua for an adult
“Allahumm-aghfir li hayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa gh'ibina wa saghirina wa kabirina wa zakarina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyaitahu minna fa-ahyihi 'alal-Islam wa man tawaffaitahu minna fa-tawaffahu 'alal-Imam”
Oh Allah! Forgive those of us that are alive and those of us that are dead; those of us that are present and those of us who are absent; those of us who are young and those of us who are adults; our males and our females. Oh Allah! Whomsoever You keep alive, let him live as a follower of Islam and whomsoever You cause to die, let him die a Believer.
Janaazah Dua for a boy
“Allahummaj allu lana faratan waj alhu lana ajran wa dhukran waj alhu lana shafi ‘an wa mushaffa’ah”
O Allah! make him our fore-runner and make him for us a reward and a treasure and make him one who will please for us and accept his pleading
Janaazah Dua for a girl
“Allahummaj alha lana faratan waj alha ajran wa dhukran waj alha lana shafi atan wa mushaffa’ah”
O Allah! Make her our fore-runner and make her for us a reward and a treasure and make her one who will please for us and accept her pleading
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Mourning the Dead
Expressing grief by wailing (mourning in a loud voice), shrieking, beating the chest and cheeks, tearing hair or clothes, breaking things or scratching faces or saying phrases which makes one lose their faith is
PROHIBITED in Islam.
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “The deceased suffers when someone wails loudly.” (Bukhari & Muslim)
WassalamuAlaykum
P.S JazakAllah khayr sis for the notes through email, I didnt actually attend :-[