Elements of Shaafi Fiqh by Umar Abdul Jabbaar

1. To give bath to the corpse

2. To shroud it

3. To perform Salaah for it

4. To burry it

These above-mentioned acts are Fardh Al-Kifaayah.(2)

Wash the corpse three time; fist time with berry leave, second time with water only and third time with camphor. It is Sunnah to cover the dead-body with cloth, put it on a high place and perform the Ghusl in privacy.

It is Sunnah to shroud man’s corpse in three cloths and woman’s body in five cloths; lion-clothes, headband, shirt and two sheets.

1. To make intention

2. To say Takbeer four times

3. To recite Suratul Faatihah

4. To read Durood

5. To make Du’aa for the deceased after the third Takbeer

6. To perform the Salaah in standing position, if one can

7. To make Salaam

Bury the corpse at least in a grave that can prevent odour from spreading around and protect the body from wild animals. It is Wajib-compulsory to bury the corpse in a manner that it is facing the direction of Qiblah.

Put the corpse in a grave which is equal to the demised both in height and length.

Thereafter remove the shroud from the face and turn it towards Qiblah placing the cheek on the ground. Then cover the grave with straw, mud, or plank. When the burial is complete, make Du’aa for the forgiveness of deceased.

If a child is born before completing six months of pregnancy, but it cries when it is born or the child is born after 120 days of pregnancy, the child should be buried through normal procedure; give Ghusl to the child, shroud the corpse and perform Salaah.

1. What rituals must be done for a deceased person?

2. How to give Ghusl to a dead person?

3. How to shroud the corpse?

4. What acts are Fardh in Janazah Salaah?

5. What is the method of Dafn-burial?

6. What is the Sunnah method of burial?

7. What is the ruling on Salaah for premature child?