Funeral prayer (Islam)
| Salat al-Janazah | |
|---|---|
| Official name | صلاة الجنازة |
| Also called | Funeral prayer |
| Observed by | Muslims |
| Type | Islamic |
| Significance | An Islamic funeral prayer performed for a deceased Muslim |
| Observances | Supplications for the deceased and all dead Muslims |
| Frequency | Occasionally |
| First time | 7th-century |
| Started by | Islamic Prophet Muhammad |
| Related to | Salah, Islamic funeral, Fard Kifayyah |
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Ṣalāt al-Janāzah (Arabic: صلاة الجنازة) is the Islamic funeral prayer performed for a deceased Muslim. It is performed in congregation to seek pardon for the deceased and all dead Muslims, and is a communal obligation (farḍ al-kifāya) upon all able-bodied Muslims; meaning if some Muslims take the responsibility of conducting the prayer, then the obligation is fulfilled, but if this obligation is not fulfilled by anyone, all Muslims will be accountable.