Namaz E Janaza also termed as salaah tul janaza, zanaza, or funeral prayer is a prayer that muslims offer to seek forgiveness for the dead person. This prayer is obligatory for Muslims who died naturally to seek forgiveness for themselves and all the Muslim ummahs but prohibited for the suicidal ones as a punishment for the deceased person and community.
Namaz E Janaza Time
A perfect time to offer namaze zanaza is between 24 hours. This duration can be exceeded only in critical situations which are mentioned in Islam. You can offer janaza prayer for the deceased person and bury them at any time of the day and night, but always try to perform all the obligatory janaza things on time.
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Janaza Prayer Dua
When you attend the janaza, then must pray for the deceased person and offer janaza dua or other Muslim duas of forgiveness. The most important janaza prayer dua along with English translation is given below:
Dua
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الإِيمَانِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلاَ تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ .اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِمَاءٍ وَثَلْجٍ وَبَرَدٍ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَأَبْدِلْهُ بِدَارِهِ
دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ وَأَهْلاً خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَقِهِ فِتْنَةَ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابَ النَّارِ.
Translation
“O Allah, forgive our existence and our deceased, those who are present among us and those who are lost, our junior and our aged, our males and females,” O Allah, Keep alive in Islam whoever you keep alive from among us, and whoever You kill, kill him in faith., O Allah, pardon him, show leniency toward him; keep him free from all harm; excuse him; regard his rest; make his way simpler; give him water, snow, and hail, and purge him of transgression as a white piece of clothing is purified of soil. O Allah, Give him a house that is superior to his home and a family that is superior to his family.
Janaza Prayer Method
There are some rules and methods that Muslims should follow while offering the Janaza prayer. Let’s see the method of Janazah prayer in detail:
Janaza Prayer Rules
Namaz E Janaza prayer has some rules that Muslims should obey to offer the Janaza prayer accurately. Let’s know these rules in simple steps:
Final Words
Namaz-e-Janaza is an obligatory prayer that Muslims should perform within 24 hours of death. Offering this salah in the crowd is recommended as it increases the chances of a person’s forgiveness. Moreover, namaz e janaza encourages other persons to seek forgiveness in their lives and make them ready to enter Jannah easily.