If the deceased is a woman, he says, “O Allah, forgive her,” using the feminine pronoun throughout the entire supplication. If the deceased is a child, he says, “O Allah, make him a treasure for his parents and a forerunner for them among the righteous predecessors of the believers. Place him under the care of Abraham, and by Your mercy protect him from the punishment of Hell.” He then pronounces another takbīr, pauses briefly, and concludes with a single salām to his right.

Whoever misses part of the funeral prayer joins the imam for whatever remains; when the imam gives the salām, he completes what he missed in the same manner. If he fears that the bier will be taken away before he can finish, he should say the remaining takbīrs in succession—without any pause between them—and then give the salām.

Whoever fails to pray over the deceased before burial may pray at the grave. A person who is absent from the town where the deceased died and later learns of the death may perform the absentee funeral prayer for him, provided he intends it as such.

If a woman miscarries a stillborn fetus that has reached four lunar months or more, the funeral prayer is performed for it; if it is less than four months, the prayer is not performed.

Sixth: Carrying and burying the deceased.

Carrying and burying the dead is a communal obligation upon those who are aware of his condition among