The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 26
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 26

The Funeral Prayer (Salat Al-Janazah)

وَ رَوَى عُبَيْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى عَدُوِّ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا لاَ نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ عَدُوٌّ لَكَ وَ لِرَسُولِكَ اَللَّهُمَّ فَاحْشُ قَبْرَهُ نَاراً وَ اُحْشُ جَوْفَهُ نَاراً وَ عَجِّلْهُ إِلَى اَلنَّارِ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يُوَالِي أَعْدَاءَكَ وَ يُعَادِي أَوْلِيَاءَكَ وَ يُبْغِضُ أَهْلَ بَيْتِ نَبِيِّكَ اَللَّهُمَّ ضَيِّقْ عَلَيْهِ قَبْرَهُ فَإِذَا رُفِعَ فَقُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَرْفَعْهُ وَ لاَ تُزَكِّهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مُسْتَضْعَفاً فَقُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ اِغْفِرْ «لِلَّذِينَ تٰابُوا وَ اِتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَ قِهِمْ عَذٰابَ اَلْجَحِيمِ» فَإِذَا كُنْتَ لاَ تَدْرِي مَا حَالُهُ فَقُلِ اَللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ اَلْخَيْرَ وَ أَهْلَهُ فَاغْفِرْ لَهُ وَ اِرْحَمْهُ وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنْهُ » وَ إِنْ كَانَ اَلْمُسْتَضْعَفُ مِنْكَ بِسَبِيلٍ فَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُ عَلَى وَجْهِ اَلشَّفَاعَةِ مِنْكَ لاَ عَلَى وَجْهِ اَلْوَلاَيَةِ.
It was narrated by Ubaidullah ibn Ali Al-Halabi from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام that He said: "If you perform the funeral prayer for an enemy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted and Glorious, say: Allāhumma innā lā na‘lam minhu illā annahu ‘aduwwun laka wa lirasūlika. Allāhumma faḥsh qubrahu nāran wa uḥsh jawfahu nāran wa ‘ajjilhu ilā al-nār, fa-innahu kāna yuwālī a‘dā’aka wa yu‘ādī awliyā’aka wa yubghiḍu ahla bayti nabiyyika. Allāhumma ḍayyiq ‘alayhi qabrahu 'O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, we know of him only that he was an enemy to You and Your Messenger. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, fill his grave with fire, fill his innermost with fire, and hasten him toward the fire, for he was loyal to Your enemies, hostile to Your allies, and had hatred for the family of Your Prophet. O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, make his grave tight upon him.'" And when his coffin bier is raised, say: Allāhumma lā tarfa‘hu wa lā tuzakkih "O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, do not raise him up or purify him." And if he However, if he is considered weak (Mustadh’af), say: Allāhumma ighfir lilladhīna tābū wa ittaba‘ū sabīlaka wa qihim ‘adhāba al-jaḥīm "O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, forgive those who repent, follow Your way, and protect them from the torment of Hell." If you are unaware of his condition, then say: Allāhumma in kāna yuḥibbu al-khayra wa ahlahu faghfir lahu wa irḥamhu wa tajāwaz ‘anhu "O’ Allah سبحانه وتعالى, if he loved good and its people, forgive him, have mercy upon him, and overlook him." And If the Mustadh’af has a connection to you, seek forgiveness for him as an intercession but not as an expression of loyalty."
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