Assalamu Alaikum,
Sister,
I do not know how to perform a janazah fully. I know that only individuals of the same sex may carry a Muslim body to the burial. We wrap the body in white or if they took hajj then they are wrapped in their hajj clothing. If a muslim died in war then we leave them in their clothing. We do not have tombstones or put flowers on the grave of the dead. This is all I really know about janazah. I just recieved an email from Essenceofblack.com talking about a sister not knowing about janazah and her loved one didn't have a muslim funeral. This website have janazah kits. I will have to tell my family soon that I need a janazah kit. We do not get buried in a Christian/Jewish funeral graveyard.
Please, tell me more sister. I'm not sure about everything. Very good comment sis. Very good. This knowledge would be considered fard.
Thank you so much. You make me want to find out more. We neverknow when we will die, suban'ALLAh.
Salaam
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Salaam, Lauren. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that u're thinking more about learning how to manage a janazah (a Muslim's corpse). It's fard kifayah for all Muslims to know how to manage a janazah. But it'll become fard 'ain when nobody at all, in the qari'ah (area) knows how to manage a janazah. Somebody HAVE TO KNOW how to manage a janazah.
But it's always good to know how to manage a janazah because the last good thing that we could perform for any family members is managing his/her janazah, from preparing the things needed (kaffan-the white cloth), siwak, attar perfume, kohl, etc.), janazah sunat prayer (normally men perform this), until the burial.
The janazah must be bathed by the same sex Muslims. The best is by the family members of the same sex, guided by an imam, or imamah (anybody who truly knows how to manage a janazah). But, for carrying the body to the grave, the Muslim men can do it regardless of the gender.
There are certain things need to be done to a janazah. We must bathe the janazah carefully and thoroughly, clean the ears, nostrils, mouth, private parts and use special perfumed chalk (barus)to bathe the body. The body must be treated with respect by covering the body with a piece of cloth while bathing, so that the aurat of the janazah is not exposed. The janazah must be nice smelling because we're sending the body back to see Allah Ta'ala. Must be clean and beautiful for Allah, to please Allah. Thus, we put kohl and pour some attar oil on the body and kaffan. InshaAllah.
At the grave, a tahlil will be performed by the imam. Then some du'a and Yaasin. The truth is, the tahlil is not for the dead. Coz when somebody died, there are only 3 things he/she will carry with her. Du'a from soleh kids, good deeds (amal) and sadakah jariyyah (things u give to others). The truth is, the tahlil is performed to remind the living that come to the funeral to remember that death is coming. And everybody should be prepared.
After that, over here, normally family members and friends will pour some water and sweet smelling flower petals on the grave. It's not the same like how Christians do it. Not at all. Like I said it's just an effort to send the dead nicely to Allah. Tombstones are allowed but not big ones like at Christian or Chinese graveyards. No. It's just a basic tombstone that put the name and date of death. That's it. Certainly NO ROOF AND HUGE TOMBSTONE ARE ALLOWED to be built on the grave to show ownership. The grave doesn't belong to anybody. It belongs to Allah.
There are 3 things in Islam that must be hurried up when they happens :
1. Salat as soon as we hear the adzan.
2. Marriage as soon as somebody says he/she wanna get married. Don't make it complicated.
3. Bury the body of a dead Muslim as quickly as we can. It's not advisable to keep the body longer than 1 salat time (unless unavoidable). (e.g: if he/she died after Fajar, must be buried by Dzuhur).
We belong to Allah. Nothing in this world belongs to us. Hope this helps a bit. Alhamdulillah I had the chance to help the management of my late grandmother's, cousin's and friend's janazah. I find that after I helped, I felt less sad compared to the 1st time I heard the news. Maybe it's because I believe that I've done my last bit for them to show how much I luv them. InshaAllah.
If they have a course at the mesjid for janazah management, it's good for u to attend. :)