Janazah · Funeral Prayer
Janazah is the funeral prayer performed for the deceased, usually in a mosque or at the gravesite, to seek forgiveness and mercy from Allah for the deceased.
The names it answers to
- JanazahArabic
What happens
- 1
Preparation
The body is washed and shrouded in a white cloth, according to Islamic tradition.
- 2
Funeral Prayer
The Janazah prayer is performed, usually in a mosque or at the gravesite, with the congregation standing in rows behind the imam.
- 3
Burial
The body is buried, usually as soon as possible after death, with the face turned towards the Kaaba in Mecca.
WHY
The Janazah prayer is performed to seek forgiveness and mercy from Allah for the deceased.
It is also a way of showing respect and dignity to the deceased, and providing comfort to the bereaved family.
WHYs are plural by design: your family may hold another. Dispute or add below; disagreement is recorded, never erased.
Who practices it
Provenance
- generated: 2026-07-05
- source: LLM aggregation pipeline (llama-3.3-70b-versatile via Groq, 2026-07-05); unverified, awaiting community affirmation.
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