1. DEATH Preparation & Responsibilities
كُلُّ نَفْسٍ ذَائِقَةُ الْمَوْتِ Every soul shall have a taste of death – {Al-'Ankabut [29:57]}
Presented by: Saiyid Hasnain

2. AGENDA At the time of Death After death
Preparation for Ghusal-e-Maiyyat
During Ghusal-e-Maiyyat
Checking Kafan
Preparation for Grave

3. AGENDA Salat-e-Maiyyat Buriyal After Buriyal Caring for the family

4. At the time of Death
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعونَ - To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return
{Al-Baqara [2:156]}
Read Surah-e-Al-Yaseen
Try to help the person recite the Kalima
Forgive the person for any wrong doings
Keep the feet towards Qibla

5. After Death Read Quran Don’t leave the dead body alone
Be in PAAK condition (not Najis)
Weep sensibly, Do not curse anyone
If you touch the body, after becoming cold, Ghusal is Wajib on you
Gently close the eyes
Tie both the big toes together
Straighten the arms and legs

6. Preparation for Ghusal-e-Maiyyat
Move the body very very gently
Be aware the death person can hear you. Handle with care.
Do not DELAY the Ghusal
Arrange the funeral home and get the body moved
Arrange food for the family of deceased

7. During Ghusal-e-Maiyyat
Read Quran (Surah-e-Al-Yaseen, Surah-e-Mulk, Surah-e-Baqra)
Be in PAAK condition (not Najis)
Touch the body very very gently
Say “Affan, Affan – Sorry, Sorry) during moving the body.
Use water at room temperature
Do NOT use any perfume etc.

8. Checking Kafan 2/3-pieces are mandatory + 1- large Sheet (Chadar)
Khak-e-Shifa is mustahib
2-fresh branches with green leaves
Cotton pads

9. Preparation for Grave
Try to look for a graveyard with Muslim area and accessible
Grave should be dug in such a way that after laying the body in the grave and turning on the right shoulder, the person can look towards the Qibla
Coffin is not required, but can be used to comply the local regulations

10. Salat-e-Maiyyat
The body should be placed in front with the head on the right hand side
The participants for the Salat should face Qibla
Wuzu is not mandatory
Take the shoes off
Stand in a straight line
Recite all the verses of the Salat by all participants

11. Salat-e-Maiyyat
615. There are 5 takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar) in Namaz-e-Mayyit and it is sufficient if a person recites those 5 takbirs in the following order:
After making Niyyat to offer the prayers and pronouncing the 1st takbir he should say: Ash hadu an la ilaha illal lah wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah. (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger).
After the 2nd takbir he should say: Alla humma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa 'ali Muhammad. (O' Lord! Bestow peace and blessing upon Muhammad and his progeny).
After the 3rd takbir he should say: Alla hummaghfir lil mu'minina wal mu'minat.(O' Lord! Forgive all believers - men as well as women).
After the 4th takbir he should say: Alla hummaghfir li hazal mayyit. (O' Lord! Forgive this dead body). If the dead person is a woman, he would say: Alla hummaghfir li hazihil mayyit. Thereafter he should pronounce the 5th takbir.

12. Buriyal After the salat, gently lift the body
Place the body 3- times on the way towards the grave
Read Fateha on each stop
After laying the body in the grave, read Talqeen
If the dead body is of a woman, DO NOT allow Non-Mahrams to look at the face and to handle the body

13. Buriyal Open all the knots Cover the face
Place the slabs and close the opening with dirt
Throw mud with the back of your right hand on the grave
Read fateha by pressing right hand fingers in the dirt over the grave, on 3-locations
One person to read talqeen again after everyone else is 40 steps away

14. After Buriyal
Bring food to the deceased family and feed them for 3- days
It is Makrooh to eat yourself, at their place
Read Quran for the deceased
Give Sadqa on behalf of the deceased
Offer 2- Rakaats of Salat-e-Wahshat-e-Qabr, between Maghrib and Ish’a

15. Caring for the family
Check on the loans by the deceased. Try to help the family pay off the loans
Help the family for an income
Support the widow and the orphans
Arrange someone to pray for the Qada Salats and fasts
If Wajib on the deceased, arrange someone to perform Hajj Badal, on behalf of the deceased.
Arrange Charity on behalf of the deceased