Salaat ul-Wahsha (Burial)

Prayer to Be Offered for the Departed Soul on the Night of Burial — It is MOST Important to Give Sadaqa on behalf of the deceased ON the FIRST Night of Burial .This has MANY beneifts & can only be achieved by giving sadqa on the first night when it is MOST needed by the deceased — It is befitting that on the first night after the burial of a dead person — Two Raka'ats of wahshat prayers be offered for it. The method of offering this prayers is as follows: — In the first Raka'at, after reciting Surah Al-Fatehah recite Ayah al-Kursi once and in the second Raka'at, Surah Al-Qadr should be recited 10 times after Surah-Al-Fatehah ; — and after saying the Salam the following supplication should be recited: Alla humma salli 'ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad wab'ath thawabaha ila qabri ......(here the name of the dead person and his father's name should be mentioned). — Wahshat prayers can be offered in the night following the burial of the dead body at any time, but it is better to offer it in the early hours of the night after 'Isha prayers. — If it is proposed to transfer the dead body to some other town or its burial is delayed owing to some reason, the wahshat prayers should be deferred till the first night of its burial. — Another Prayer at the Burial Night — Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may Allah have mercy upon him, has reported that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, “The harshest time for a dead is his first night in the grave. Therefore, have mercy upon your dead people through almsgiving. If you do not have anything to give as alms, you may offer a two-unit prayer, reciting Surah al-Faatehah once and Surah al-Tawheed twice in the first unit and Surah al-Faatehah once and Surah Al-Takathur ten times in the second unit. When you accomplish the prayer (by uttering the Taslim statement), you may say the following:

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَابْعَثْ ثَوابَها إِلى قَبْرِ ذلِكَ المَيِّتِ فُلانِ بِنْ فُلانٍ.

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