Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 101
S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book 101 Then, the whole congregation recites Dur u d silently. After that the Im a m says All a hu Akbar for the third time audibly and the particular prayers for the deceased as given below, are recited. The Im a m then says All a hu Akbar for the fourth time and, turning his face towards the right says Assal a mu ‘Alaikum wa Ra h matull a h , and turning his face towards the left repeats the same to mark the end of the Prayer. The followers, too, say Assal a mu ‘Alaikum wa Ra h matull a h , in a low tone and also turn their faces to the right and left. There is no Ruk u‘ or Prostration in the Funeral Prayer. Funeral Prayer in absentia can also be offered for a deceased person, specially for prominent people or in a case when few Muslims have offered the original Funeral Prayer. To offer a Funeral Prayer for a Muslim is obligatory for the body of all Muslims. It is called Far d -i-Kif a yah. Thus if only a few people offer the Funeral Prayer they are deemed to have done it on behalf of all Muslims. The rest of the Muslim Community is therefore absolved from the obligation of performing the Funeral Prayer. If the deceased is an adult, male or female, the following Prayer is recited: و ريﻧﺎ و � ��ﻨﺎ و ﺷﺎﻫﺪﻧﺎ و ﻣ��ﻨﺎ و ��ﻨﺎ ﺮ ا َََََََِِْا ﻠﻬﻢ ﺻﻐ ََََََََِِِِِِِِِّّّْﺋ َُّْٰﻏﻔ َﻟ اﻧﺜﺎﻧﺎ و ذ ﺮﻧﺎ و َََََََُِْريﻧﺎ َِِْک َکﺒ. اﺣ ﻦ ا ﻠﻬﻢ َََْْ َُّّٰﻣ ﻟ � �ﺎﺣ�� ﻣﻨﺎ ����ََ َََََِِّْْٖٗﻋ ����� ﻣﻨﺎ ������ ﻦ و ََََََََََِّّّْْْٗٗاﻻﺳﻼم ََِِْﻣ ﻋ�ََ اﻻميﺎ َِْْ ِن. ا ﻠﻬﻢ َُّّٰ َﻟ ﻻ َ