sunnah.’” Reported by al-Nasā’ī. (1)
— (4-16-4) The Manner of the Funeral Prayer:
This section covers the following issues:
First: Ritual purity for the funeral prayer.
Second: Its manner and the takbīrs (declarations that Allah is the Greatest) within it.
Third: Raising the hands at the first takbīr and placing the right hand over the left.
Fourth: Recitation in the funeral prayer.
Fifth: What is said after the second takbīr.
Sixth: What is said after the third takbīr.
Seventh: The concluding salutation of the funeral prayer.
The details are as follows:
Issue One: Ritual Purity for the Funeral Prayer:
Ritual purity is a prerequisite for the funeral prayer, based on the words of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—: “The prayer of anyone who enters a state of ritual impurity is not accepted until he performs ablution.” Agreed upon. (2)