• Place the body with face turned in the direction of the Ka’abah.
• Make odd number of rows behind the Imam. If there are enough people (minimum of 6 people), then should make at least 3 rows.
• First Takbeer: In Hanafi school recite the Thana (with modification as below). In other schools, recitation should also include the Isti’adhah (seeking refuge from Shaytaan), Basmala, & Surah Fatiha.

“In the Thana of Janaza, there is the addi2on of an extra phrase beyond “wata’aalaa jaddooka, which is “Wa Jalla thanaaooka” meaning “and your praises are elevated.”

• Second Takbeer (typically without raising the hands) followed by reciting Darood Sharif / Salawat an-Nabi.
• Third Takbeer (typically without raising hands) followed by recitation / du’a’ for the deceased:

For adult male or woman, most common du’a’ is:

Allahummaghfirli hayyina wa mayyitina, wa shahidina wa ghaa-eebina, wa sagheerina wa kabeerina, wa dhakarina wa unthana; Allahumma man ahyaytahu

minna fa’ahyihi ‘alal islam wa man tawaffaytahu minna fatawaffahu ‘alal eemaan.

O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whom amongst us You keep alive, then let such a life be upon Islam, and whom amongst us You take unto Yourself, then let such a death be upon faith.

At minimum is to say:  اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ

“Allahummaghfirlahu warhamhu” (replacing “hu” with “ha” for a lady, or with “hum” for many).

O Allah, forgive him (her / them) and have mercy on him (her / them).

• Fourth Takbeer (typically without raising of the hands), no recitation, followed immediately with salaam to both right and left.  (For Shafi’i school, there is also du’a’ after this takbeer and salaam is given only to the right).

• Mustahab to recite the following while placing body in the grave:

  بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى مِلَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ

  Bismillahi wa ‘ala millati rasool-Allah (s): In the name of Allah and according to the Sunnah of Rasul-Allah (s).

• Those present would place three handfuls of earth into the grave, and at each placement recite (TaHa 55):

  مِنْهَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ
  Minha Khalaqnaakum
  From this (earth) We created you

  وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمْWa
  Feehaa Nu’eedukum
  And to it We return you

  وَمِنْهَا نُخْرِجُكُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى
  Wa Minha Nukhrijukum Taaratan Ukhra
  And from it shall We take you out again

السَّلامُ عَلَـيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الدِّيارِ مِنَ المؤْمِنيـنَ وَالْمُسْلِمين، وَإِنّا إِنْ شاءَ اللهُ بِكُـمْ لاحِقـون، وَيَرْحَمُ اللَّهُ الـمُستَقْدِمينَ مِنَّا والـمُستأخِرينَ. أسْـأَلُ اللهَ لنـا وَلَكُـمْ العـافِيَة

As-salaamu ’alaykum ahla d-diyaari mina-l-mu’mineena wa-l-muslimeena. Wainnaa InSha’Allahu bikum laaheeqoona, wa yarhamu-Allahu-l-mustaqdimeena minnaa wa-l-musta’khireena. As-a’lu-Allaha lanaa wa lakumu-l-’afiyata.

Peace be upon you all, O inhabitants of the graves, amongst the believers and the Muslims. Verily we will, Allah willing, be united with you, May Allah have mercy on the first of us and the last of us. I ask Allah for well-being for us and you.