21/77. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1989 — Sunnah Method of Janazah
Supplication
Sunnah Method of Funeral Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1989
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1989
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ السُّنَّةُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ أَنْ يَقْرَأَ فِي التَّكْبِيرَةِ الأُولَى بِأُمِّ الْقُرْآنِ مُخَافَتَةً ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ ثَلاَثًا وَالتَّسْلِيمُ عِنْدَ الآخِرَةِ .
Abu Umamah Narrated from:
The Sunnah, when offering the funeral prayer, is to recite Umm Al-Qur'an the Essence of the Qur'an quietly in the first Takbir, Then to say three (more) Takbir and to say the Taslim after the last one.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1989In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 172English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1991
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1989
This Hadith gives a clear description of the funeral prayer method. Abu Umamah said that the Sunnah in Janazah prayer is to recite Umm Al-Qur’an, meaning Al-Fatihah, quietly in the first Takbir. Then three more Takbirs are said, and the Taslim is made after the last one. The report is direct and practical. It mentions the order of actions: first Takbir with quiet recitation, then three further Takbirs, then Taslim at the end. For those searching for how to pray Janazah according to Hadith, this narration is focused on the recitation, the Takbirs, and the ending of the prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- Al-Fatihah is mentioned in the first Takbir of Janazah prayer.
- The recitation is described as quiet in this narration.
- The report mentions three more Takbirs after the first.
- Taslim is made after the last Takbir.
