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Fiqh-us-Sunnah was written by Sayyid Saabiq (1915-2000 C.E.), may Allaah have mercy on him. The following information is taken from his obituary in the March 2, 2000 Daily News of IANA Radionet.
In the early 1990’s, Fiqh-us-Sunnah was translated into English by a group of people commissioned by American Trust Publications. The translators included Muhammad Sa’eed Dabas, Jamal al-Din M. Zarabozo, Abdul-Majid Khokhar, and M. S. Kayani. This group published Fiqh-us-Sunnah in five volumes.
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Section : Main Requirements of the Funeral Prayer. Certain requirements must be met for a valid funeral prayer, and failure to meet any of these may invalidate the prayer. These requirements are given below: 1. Intention The real intention is…
Section : Raising of One’s Hands During the Takbirs. It is sunnah to raise one’s hands while uttering the first takbir. There is nothing related from the Prophet, peace be upon him, to show that he raised his hands in…
Section : Reciting “Al-Fatihah” and Salutations to the Prophet. (Abu Hanifah and Malik regard these as two essential requisites of funeral prayer) Ash-Shafi’i has in his Musnad narrated from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl that one of the Companions of the…
Section : Invoking Blessings Upon Allah’s Prophet. Prayer for peace and blessings upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, may be said in any form. If someone were to say: “O Allah, bless Muhammad,” it should suffice. It is better,…
Section : Supplication for the Deceased. This is a basic element of funeral prayer according to the consensus of juristic opinion. The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: “When you offer a funeral prayer for a deceased person, pray sincerely…
Section : Timing of Supplications. Ash-Shawkani said: There are no fixed times for these prayers. One may use any of these after all the takbirs, or after the first or second or third takbir, or divide it between each two…
Section : Supplications after the fourth takbir. It is preferred to supplicate for the deceased after the fourth takbir, even though the supplicant rnay have done so after the third takbir. This is based on a narration by Ahmad on…
Section : Salutations. All jurists with the exception of Abu Hanifah are in agreement that the two salutations (saying assalamu ‘alaikum wa rahmatullah), one to the right and the other to the left, are obligatory. Abu Hanifah, however is of…
Section : Summary for Funeral Prayer. 1. Make sure that you meet all the requirements for a formal prayer (salah); 2. Stand up with the intention of supplicating for the deceased; 3. Raise both hands with a takbir (takbirat al…
Section : Imam’s Position in Funeral Prayer for a Male or a Female. It is sunnah for the imam to stand opposite the head of a male body, and opposite the middle of a female body. This is based on…
Section : Funeral Prayer for a Number of Dead Persons. If there are a number of bodies, including both male and female, they should be placed in separate rows, between the imam and the direction of the Ka’abah, with the…
Section : Three Rows for a Funeral Prayer are Commended. It is recommended that the people should make three rows (The minimum number of people for a row is two persons) while offering a funeral prayer, and that these rows…
Section : A Larger Number is Much Preferred. A larger gathering of people for the funeral prayer is preferable, as is reported by ‘Aishah who said: “The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘If a Muslim dies and his funeral…
Section : Arriving Late for Funeral Prayer. A person who misses a part of a funeral prayer should make up the missed takbirs – making them consecutively. This is preferable, but if he cannot do it there is no harm.…
Section : Persons for Whom Funeral Prayer is to be Offered. There is a consensus among the jurists that funeral prayer is offered for all Muslims, male or female, and young or old. Ibn Al-Munzhir said: “The scholars are in…