Funerals

Everything about funerals: caring for the dying, washing the deceased, the shroud, the funeral prayer, the procession and burial, cemetery visits, mourning and special cases. Each page presents the ruling, the evidence and the schools' differences.

Contents

Caring for the dying person
Washing the deceased
The shroud (kafan)
The funeral prayer (salat al-janaza)
The funeral procession and the burial
Cemetery visits and mourning
Special cases of funerals
Invocations for the deceased
Body transfer: dying away from home
The absent one's funeral prayer (salat al-gha'ib)
Mourning traditions to avoid: the '40th day' and its derivatives
Graves, shrines and inscriptions
Funeral prayer for the suicide and the great sinner
Organ donation and transplant

Updated on 31 August 2026 at 3:55 AM

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Caring for the dying person Washing the deceased The shroud (kafan) The funeral prayer (salat al-janaza) The funeral procession and the burial Cemetery visits and mourning Special cases of funerals Invocations for the deceased Body transfer: dying away from home The absent one's funeral prayer (salat al-gha'ib) Mourning traditions to avoid: the '40th day' and its derivatives Graves, shrines and inscriptions Funeral prayer for the suicide and the great sinner Organ donation and transplant

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