5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi
5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi
5-Endless Bliss Fifth Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi
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corpse, be it his relative.<br />
We have stated that there are three times when it is not<br />
permissible to perform the salât in the chapter dealing with<br />
Prayer Times of the fourth fascicle of <strong>Endless</strong> <strong>Bliss</strong>. If a corpse<br />
has been prepared before one of these three times it is not<br />
permissible to postpone the salât of janâza till that time begins.<br />
It is written in Marâqil-falâh, “It is not makrûh but it is<br />
permissible to bury a corpse at (one of) these (three) times.” It<br />
is permissible to perform the salât of janâza at any time of the<br />
day. It is not necessary to postpone it till after one of the five<br />
daily prayers of salât.<br />
The salât of janâza is performed once. It becomes<br />
supererogatory if it is performed again even after one woman<br />
has performed it. It is makrûh to perform the salât of janâza as a<br />
supererogatory salât.<br />
It is fard-i kifâya to perform the salât of janâza, to wash,<br />
shroud, arrange and bury the corpse, and it is wâjib to perform<br />
the salât of ’Iyd; yet (in cases when the salât of janâza concurs<br />
with the salât of ’Iyd) the salât of ’Iyd is performed first lest<br />
those who are late for the jamâ’at confuse the salât of janâza<br />
with the salât of ’Iyd. It is explained in the chapter dealing with<br />
the salât of ’Iyd (in the fourth fascicle) that the salât of janâza for<br />
a corpse that is ready takes precedence over the Khutba of ’Iyd<br />
and over the final sunnats of Friday, evening, night and noon<br />
prayers. However, the books Hilya and Bahr state that the final<br />
sunnats must be performed first, right after the fard. It is<br />
mandûb (not obligatory but very good) to make haste for the<br />
washing, shrouding and burying of the corpse and for the salât.<br />
[As it is seen, it has been said by savants that the salât of<br />
janâza is performed before or after the sunnats. But no savant<br />
has said that the sunnats are omitted to perform the salât of<br />
janâza. Therefore, at times when the salât of janâza will be<br />
performed the tasbîhs (that are said after each of the five daily<br />
prayers of salât) in mosques must not be omitted. Those who<br />
say that they have been omitting the tasbîhs because it is wâjib<br />
to perform the salât of janâza as soon as possible are wrong. It<br />
is not wâjib but it is mustahab to make haste for the salât of<br />
janâza. It is a grave mistake to keep the corpse waiting for<br />
hours so that the jamâ’at will be large. In fact, it is makrûh to<br />
delay the salât of janâza in order to get a large jamâ’at; and the<br />
mistake becomes even graver when you omit the Âyat al kursî<br />
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