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jannah wa a’idhhu min ‘adhaab il-qabri wa min ‘adhaab il-naar. (O Allaah, forgive him
and have mercy on him, keep him safe and sound and forgive him, honor the place
where he settles and make his entrance wide; wash him with water and snow and
hail, and cleanse him of sin as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allaah, give him
a house better than his house, a family better than his family and a wife better that his
wife. O Allaah, admit him to Paradise and protect him from the torment of the grave
and the torment of Hellfire.”
On the other hand, if the deceased is a child, the invocation will be as follows: Allaahuma
Ij‘alhu lana faratan was slafan and thukhra (O Allaah, make him precede his parents
(to paradise) and (let him be) saved).”
Afterwards, those performing the Prayer over the deceased must say the fourth
Takbeer and wait a little then say one Tasleem, turning their faces to the right. If one
recites five or six Takbeers, then there is not harm in this.
As for the one who missed a part of the Funeral Prayer, he should join the prayer
performing what is left thereof with the congregation led by the Imam. Then, when
the Imam ends prayer with Tasleem, one can perform the part one has missed is the
same manner performed in this prayer. On the other hand, if one missed performing
the Funeral Prayer over the deceased before the burial, one can perform it at his
grave.
3. Fasting
It is to abstain, by the intention of worship, from the things that break the fast, from
the true dawn until sunset. Fasting Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam and
one of its obligations.
The obligatory time of fasting the month of Ramadan begins when the beginning
of the month is known. This can be done by the sighting of the new moon, being
informed of the appearance of the new moon, or by the completion of thirty days
of Sha‘ban. So if the new moon is sighted in a country, then all other countries that
agree with the country of sighting in seeing the new moon must fast.
It is recommended for one to have Suhoor, strive hard in the acts of worship, such as
prayer, reciting Quran, giving voluntary charity, and hastening fast breaking. It also
recommended for the fasting person to break his fast with fresh dates; if fresh dates
were not available, he would eat (dried) dates; if dried dates were not available, he