Burial Procedure

1. A grave is dug deep enough to totally hide the body of the deceased.
2. The grave should be always perpendicular (Horizontal) to the direction of Qiblah.
3. Only men are allowed to attend the burial.
4. All Muslims who are present should remember death, the hereafter, and that one day he too will be buried.
5. They should keep quiet (No talking unless it is necessary).
6. The deceased’s male relatives are expected to put the body in the grave, putting the body in the grave should be carried out only by Muslim men.
7. A female is placed in her grave either by her husband, her sons, her father, her brothers, or her uncle.
8. The deceased’s body should be entered to the grave from the middle of the grave.
9. Those who enter the body of the deceased in the grave should say:

بِسْمِ اللهِ [وَبِاللهِ] وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ (صلى الله عليه وسلم)

Bismilllah wa ala millati rasulilllah

Translation: "In the name of Allah and in the faith of the Messenger of Allah"

10. The deceased’s body should rest on his right side and should be close to the wall and supported so that the body will not fall back, the deceased’s face should be towards the Qiblah.
11. Those who put the deceased in the grave should not have had sexual intercourse with their wives the night before and should be in a state of Tahara.
12. They should undo the ties on the head and the feet.
13. They should put above the body a layer of wood or big stones, so that earth will not be put directly on the body when they fill the grave with earth.
14. After the body is totally covered, it is desirable to throw three handfuls of soil into the grave, with each handful saying:

مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْ وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَىٰ

Minha khalaqnakum wafeeha nuAAeedukum waminha nukhrijukum taratan okhra

Translation: "From the earth We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will extract you another time."

(Surah Taha, Ayah 55)

Funeral Prayers - Method

Prayer Steps:

1. Having the appropriate neeyah (Intention), raise your hands in the usual manner and say : "Allahu Akbar".
2. Fold your right hand over the left hand in the usual manner. Recite the Fatiha silently.
3. Then say : “Allahu Akbar” and recite the Tashahood, which is provided below:



التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلّٰهِ، وَالصَّلَوْاتُ، وَالطَّيِّباتُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللّٰهِ الصَّالِحِيْنَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللّٰهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ

Allahumma sallee ala-Muhammad wa’ala alee Muhammad kama sallayta ala Ibrahim wa ala alee Ibrahim, wa barik ala Muhammad wa’ala alee Muhammad kama barakta ala Ibrahim wa ala alee Ibrahim, innaka hamidun Majeed.


[Translation: "O Allah! Grant peace to Muhammad and his family as you did to Ibrahim and his family. O Allah! Bless Muhammad and his family as you blessed Ibrahim and his family. Truly, you are Most Glorious and Most Praiseworthy]




4. Then say: “Allahu Akbar”
5. Then make dua’ (supplicate) for the deceased
6. Then say: “Allahu Akbar”
7. Then make dua (supplicate) for all dead Muslims. In the case of a dead baby or young child, make dua (supplicate) for his parents. Then say: "Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah", like you say in other Salats. Tasleem can be said only once.
8. Transportation to the Cemetery

After the Salatul Janazah is done, lift the body gently back to the hearse and prepare the convoy for transfer to the cemetery.