Salat al-janazah Namaz Guide
Niyah (1 of 10)
After performing Wudu, face towards the Qibla and stand straight so that there is a gap of at least four fingers between your feet. Keep your eyes at the place of prostration. You do not need to say it out loud, but you should know the type and number of rakaat of the prayer you are going to offer. An example would be to think like “I have presented myself in front of Allah to offer 4 Takbeers of the Funeral Prayer, for the forgiveness of dead,facing towards Kaaba”
Note: The body is placed in front of the Imam. If there is more than one body, then these should be put one in front of the other. If it is a male then the Imam stands in line with the chest and for a female, in line with the waist.

Takbeer (2 of 10)
Raise your hands’ palms facing towards Kaaba, up till your thumbs touch ear lobes at bottom and leave the rest of the fingers in their normal state, don’t join them together or spread them apart. Say Allahu Akbar as your hands leave ears and fold your hands below the chest and above the naval.
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر
“Allahu Akbar”
Eyes should be focused at the place of prostration

Thana (3 of 10)
Tie your hands below the navel in the way that the right hand’s thumb and small finger form a circle in which they hold the wrist of the left hand so that the palm of the right hand stays on the back-side of the left hand. Then recite “thana”:
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ وَتَبَارَكَ اسْمُكَ وَتَعَالى جَدُّكَ وَلاَ اِلهَ غَيْرُك
“Subhaana Kal-Laahumma wa Bi-Hamdika wa Tabaarakasmuka wa Ta’ala Jadduka Walaa Ilaaha Ghaie- ruk”

Second Takbeer (4 of 10)
Without raising hands, say:
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر
“Allahu Akbar”

Durood (5 of 10)
Now, send blessings upon Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by reciting Durood Shareef:
اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَى آلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ اَللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَى اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَعَلَى آلِ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ اِنَّكَ حَمِيْدٌ مَّجِيْدٌ
“Allahuumma Saalle ‘Alaa Muhammadin wa ‘Alaa Aale Muhammadin Kamaa Sallaietaa ‘Alaa Ibraaheema wa ‘Alaa Aale Ibraahema Innaka Hamee-dum Maajiid Allahumma Barek ‘Alaa Muhammadin wa ‘Alaa Aale Muhammadin Kamaa Baarakata ‘Alaa Ibraaheema wa ‘Alaa Aale Ibraaheema Innaka Hamee-dum Maajiid”

Third Takbeer (6 of 10)
Without raising hands, say:
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر
“Allahu Akbar”

Dua (7 of 10)
Dua for Male and Female deceased After Takbeer, recite the following verse:
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا . اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْته مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ , وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْته مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الْإِيمَانِ .
“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”
Dua for deceased girl After Takbeer, recite the following verse:
اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا لَنَا فَرَطَاً وَّاجْعَلْهَا لَنَا اَجْرًا وَّذُخْرًا وَ اجْعَلْهَا لَنَا شَا فَعَةً وَّ مُشْفَعَةً
“Allahummaj alho lana faratau waj alho lana ajrau wa zukhrau waj alho lana shafe au wa Mushaffa an.”
Dua for deceased boy After Takbeer, recite the following verse:
اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لَنَا فَرَطَاً وَّاجْعَلْهُ لَنَا اَجْرًا وَّذُخْرًا وَ اجْعَلْهُ لَنَا شَا فَعَةً وَّ مُشْفَعًا
“Allahummaj alha lana faratau waj alha lana ajrau wa zukhrau waj alha lana shafe au wa Mushaffa an.”

Fourth Takbeer (8 of 10)
Without raising hands, say:
اللّٰهُ أَكْبَر
“Allahu Akbar”

Salam (9 of 10)
After reciting dua, face towards the right direction,sight on shoulder and say:
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ا لِلَّهِ
“Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah”

Salam (10 of 10)
Then facing towards the left direction, sight on shoulder and say:
السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ا لِلَّهِ
“Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah”
