Ep. 1: The Janazah Prayer | For Those Left Behind by Dr. Omar Suleiman

What are the spiritual dimensions and rulings pertaining to the Janazah prayer? How do we pray it, and why do we recite what we do? Does it matter how many people attend the Janazah?
Du'a to recite during Janazah prayer:
‏ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا اللَّهُمَّ مَنْ أَحْيَيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَأَحْيِهِ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ وَمَنْ تَوَفَّيْتَهُ مِنَّا فَتَوَفَّهُ عَلَى الإِيمَانِ اللَّهُمَّ لاَ تَحْرِمْنَا أَجْرَهُ وَلاَ تُضِلَّنَا بَعْدَهُ ‏‏
Oh Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whomever of us You cause to live, let him live in Islam, and whomever of us You cause to die, let him die in (a state of) faith. Oh Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not let us go astray after him.
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00:00 Introduction
0:44 What is the Janazah prayer?
1:06 How to pray Salatul Janazah
2:53 What is the purpose of the special format of Janazah prayer?
4:06 Janazah as a communal obligation & right of every Muslim
7:57 Reward of praying Janazah
8:27 Does it matter how many people attend Janazah?
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[@sanjidaahmed4081]

Tried to jot it down, hope it helps :) To pray Janaza: 1. After the 1st Taqbeer recite Surah Fatiha. 2. After the 2nd Taqbeer send salawat upon Prophet (pbuh): "Allahumma salli 'ala- muhammad wa 'ala aali muhammad..." 3. After the 3rd Taqbeer send prayers upon the deceased: "Allahummaghfir lihayyina wa mayyitina, wa shahidina wa gha’ibina, wa saghirina wa kabirina, wa dhakarina wa unthana. Allahumma man ahyaitahu minna faahyihi ‘alal-Islam, wa man tawaffaytahu minna fa tawaffahu ‘alal- iman." [O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whomever of us You cause to live, let him live in Islam, and whomever of us You cause to die, let him die in (a state of) faith.] 4. After the 4th Taqbeer you make duaa for yourself, the ummah and the deceased: " Allahumma la tahrimna ajrahu wa la tudillana ba’dah." [O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward, and do not let us go astray after him]." 5. End with tasleem, either one or two (do it like the one leading the Janazah). May Allah reward each and every soul working for Yaqeen, in this world and in Akhirah. Ameen♡

[@muhammadsuhail2463]

JazakAllah Khair . May Allah bless you immensely. Aameen

[@sanjidaahmed4081]

@@muhammadsuhail2463 Wa iyyaki :) Ameen.

[@fatimaibrahim3451]

Thank you very much

[@nadiradmello]

JazakAllahu khairan. Aameen

[@sanjidaahmed4081]

@@fatimaibrahim3451 Barak Allahu Feeki❤

[@salwabintaweys6145]

I was waiting for this video subhanallah. My mother passed away 3 weeks ago. Ya rabbi the pain of losing her is unbearable. May Allah grant my mother Jannatul Firdous ameen

[@amalina80]

Amen 🙏🏽

[@hal55984]

Ameen

[@taiwooloko]

Amin yaa Allah

[@schirin5112]

May Allah grant your mother jannah. My cousin also died 3 weeks ago at the age of 36

[@yusufibrahim9490]

May Allah grant her Jannatul Firdous and grant you sabr

[@hafsamahmood447]

My mum passed away with COVID a week ago. May Allah swt grant her Jannat ul firdous Aameen

[@irammemon8040]

Ameen InnaLilahiWaInnaIlaihiRajioon

[@AslamKhan-mu8yh]

Aameen

[@stayweird99]

Aameen Innalillahi wa innal ilaihi rajioon

[@Nabil-gj2qq]

Ameen - may Allah give her the highest of jannah

[@rifamahmood917]

Aameen ya rabb

[@leilakabgrad123]

My grandfather recently passed away, it's the first time someone I know passes away. I was with him right after he took his last breath. We somehow did not fall apart. I went and prayed Salah al janazah on him and it was the first time I've done so. Alhamdulillah my grandmother and aunts keep seeing dreams about him, the most beautiful one was when my aunt saw that angels were covering his body with (حنوط من الجنة). JazakiAllahu khairan

[@naziazaffar8732]

Subhan Allah.. Such beautiful Dreams..Masha Allah.

[@sobhak123]

My dad passed away last week. Its been one of the hardest week for us. My brother died in 2010 and then my mom in 2012. Its now me and my brother. Oh Allah. Plz pray for us and my family who has already returned to Allah and those who still waiting.

[@sabs6080]

May Allah make it easy for you and your brother, sis and may you all be reunited in the gardens of Jannah❣️

[@sobhak123]

@@sabs6080 Ameen

[@AhmedMohammed-jv6sr]

May Allah make it easy for your sister. It is.the hardest thing to bear when losing a lived one. May Allah heal your heart and grant your father the highest jannah. Lost my mum in Dec and 2 months dad passed and dad went also in Feb this year. This is allahs qadar, grief someday it's like a wave hits you hard. Allah make it easy on all of us anf forgive our loved ones and have mercy on them

[@ahmeddrah4490]

My father passed away yesterday. Subhanallah the greatest humans I have ever met the sabr he showed. Please please make dua for him

[@ummeadiba2163]

Ur voice is heals the heart may Allah have mercy on u and give a long life... In sha allah

[@jakiasultana5601]

Ameen

[@AUFR_]

Ameen

[@olubukolamuhammed543]

Allahuma Amin

[@kassimsattar1534]

Ameen

[@tasnimosman8447]

Allahumma Aameen

[@RO-wn1dg]

Beautiful idea for a series. Preparing for death requires constant practice, as we all know. May Allah grant us the best of endings and allow us to attain His full reward. Allahumma ameen.

[@wasilasani7420]

Aaaamen thumma Aaaamen

[@naziazaffar8732]

Allah huma Ameen. Best Duas for the Sheikh n his team. Doing a beautiful job.

[@muhammadumarismail9145]

• You came in this world with athan and no Salah, when you leave this world you leave with Salah & No Adhan.Your entire life is like a time between the Adhan & Salah. • When you were in the womb of your mother with the same stroke the angel wrote your date of death & your life span so as you were coming in this world you were already out of it. • A reminder to constantly pray before we are prayed upon. • Salat ul Janazah is a right of a Muslim upon the Muslim, a way to bid farewell and remind of ourselves that we are on this exact same journey as the person in front of us is and a time would come when this body would be replaced by our body. Why do we recite what we recite?? • It is basically a salah shortened, starting from fatiha, and ending in salah.(Basically reminding us Salah again!!) • Accepted duwa has praise, and salawat, this Janazah has both of these elements. There is a difference of one tasleem or two tasleem. 1) The rights of the Muslim upon another Muslim are 5. a) To respond to the Salam. b) Visiting the Sick. c) Following the funeral processions d) To accept an invitation. e) To reply to those who sneeze. It is a communal obligation. A woman used to clean the masjid of prophet(pbuh) and once the lady was missing, he notices the woman missing and asked about her, the prophet(pbuh) was told she passed last night, he(pbuh) asked why didn’t u tell me? They said we did not want to bother you. (it was an inconvenient time). He (pbuh) told to take her to the grave and he prays Janazah on her grave again and said “These graves are chambers of darkness and they are lit up by my salah upon them.  No one should be treated like they are insignificant for a Janazah.  The one who prays Salah of Janazah has the reward of uhd in good deeds and the one who follows the Janazah has the reward of 2 uhd in good deeds. (incentive given) (Hadith)  When Ibn abbas son passed away he asked someone to look out who attended the Janazah, he said the prophet(pbuh) said “IF any Muslim dies & forty who associate nothing with Allah pray upon him, Allah will accept them as intercessors for him.”

[@naziazaffar8732]

Jazak Allah khair

[@daanishsyed1542]

Subhaan-Allah! What a perfect timing of the topic! My father passed away (Rehmatullah) few weeks back and I am search of solace. I am 34yrs of age and this is first ever loss in my life. Jazaak-Allah Khair

[@ayeshakhan741]

Jzk for this series. I’m sure now more then ever it is needed and comforting. Like always incredibly filmed and incredibly spoken. May Allah swt reward you and those who watch this video Ameen !

[@You.r.overdue]

Indeed sister. I also love the beautiful park behind his office there.

[@reffaanindyaputri2517]

Ameen Allahuma Ameen 🤲 🤲

[@maimuna3806]

Salam, my sister, and I are looking forward to this series. We are trying to heal and draw closer to Allah. Our Mother was murdered in her home this August in KY, the USA on the Islamic new year, in her home and while fasting by a person she opened her home to. She was 56 and we pray that her Soul Rest In Peace and all of the departed souls. We ask you to pray for her and my father and all six siblings. Thank you.

[@ummluqmaanhaq9373]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon. I'm so sad to hear of your loss. May Allah swt grant your mum junnah al firdous and your family beautiful sabr and reward. My sister passed away suddenly in Oct 2020, she was only 43 and there is a void and emptiness. I beg Allah swt to take this pain away and grant me sabr. Grief stays for a long time and we will only get comfort and peace from becoming closer to Allah swt. May Allah swt make us obedient and steadfast and allow us to meet our loved ones again in the next life in junnah.

[@maimuna3806]

@@ummluqmaanhaq9373 Ameen 🤲🏽.

[@amnaabdi6407]

May Allah Swt have mercy on her and grant her jannatul firdous May Allah Swt grant you and your father and siblings beautiful patience

[@user-qv8pt6gf7f]

May Allah SWT mercy on you and all of us 🤲

[@abubibs]

انا لله وانا اليه راجعون. الله يرحمها ويجعل مثواها الجنه. To Allah we belong and to Him we shall return. May Allah Bless her with His Infinite Mercy and Make Heaven her destiny

[@uzmajabbar8964]

May Allah make my mother among the people who will see the face of Allah ameen, May Allah grant her a place beside prophet Muhammad PBUH, she passed away 4 days ago.

[@tijjaniabdussalam5160]

May Allah make our end a successful one and lit up our graves with abundance of light

[@safiyya9173]

Ameen.

[@taiwooloko]

Allahumma Amin

[@bintou6864]

Ameen

[@amo50514]

Ameen

[@ameenah.m]

Ameen

[@dipareza]

So eloquently spoken. I respect & admire the way Dr. Omar speaks. I started following Yaqeen last Ramadan. Alhamdulillah, it has been a wonderful ride since then.

[@sheermandozai8161]

Subhanallah brother. I was really waiting for this. I lost my dear mother to corona 5 weeks ago. May Allah swt grant my mother the highest of Jannatul Firdous and rest of us sabr, its the hardest part in our life. :( Remember her and us in your prayer brother and sisters.

[@unknownx5900]

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Allah, the Exalted, says: 'I have no reward other than Jannah for a believing slave of Mine who remains patient for My sake when I take away his beloved one from among the inhabitants of the world". [Al- Bukhari]. وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ يقول الله تعالى ‏:‏ ما لعبدي المؤمن عندي جزاء إذا قبضت صفيه من أهل الدنيا ثم احتسبه إلا الجنة‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏ I will pray for her 💛

[@noormounir3994]

May Allah have mercy on her , and grant her highest jannah ameen She will be in my prayers

[@jaderylee2813]

May Allah swt grant her paradise InchaAllah

[@amnaabdi6407]

May Allah Swt grant her jannatul firdous without account and protect her from the punishment of the grave.May Allah Swt make her grave gardens of Jannah and help her to answer the questions with ease.May Allah Swt grant your family beautiful patience and jannatul firdous

[@lulzhh5177]

Allah grant her Jannah and give you patience.

[@MA-ts9qt]

Subhan'Allaah, what a great reminder that as soon as we are born the clock is ticking for our departure....

[@srksid1]

My mother passed away yesterday. I ask everyone here to pray for her forgiveness. May Allah grant her the best of the hereafter. Ameen

[@AhmedMohammed-jv6sr]

Amazing series. My mother passed away last month 08 dec. Request your duas for her that allah forgives her, has mercy on her and elevate her position. Ya rabb 🙏🙏🙏

[@rayaanboxingroblox6147]

May Allah have mercy on your mum and grant her the highest ranks in jannah. My mum also passed away on Saturday 4 April and the pain am going through right now is unbearable

[@AhmedMohammed-jv6sr]

@@rayaanboxingroblox6147 my brother may allah give your patient and compensate you for what you are going through. May Allah heal your heart. May Allah swt grant you mother the highest level of jannah and forgive her. Ameen

[@ameenah.m]

Ameen

[@bint_issa]

My husband passed away 3 days ago Allah yerhamma. It has been really hard. Life is short and we need to prepare ourself for the akhira. May Allah forgive him and make him one of the people of Jannatul-Firdous.

[@SA-ms6dy]

My father passed away almost a week ago. Please make du'a for him - that Allah SWT forgives him, has mercy on him, protects him from the punishment of the grave, and grants him the highest HIGHEST ranks in Jannah. Ameen.

[@AnxiousMedic]

My mama Jaan passed away on the 28th of April 2023. Friday. Please pray for her maghfirat. May Allah bless her have mercy on her and accept her into jannat ul firdous without questioning and any punishment ameen sum ameen.

[@Sunkissed_Michelle]

MashaAllah. Really informative. Especially for a new revert as myself.

[@fredmiami]

SubhanAllah..we normally don't think about the small details. We live between azan and Salah.

[@heinaung2654]

Wow I need to make sure to have at least 40 friends/family when it’s my turn

[@arifahisnaini]

Me too 😭

[@arshadahmedsamani8235]

Ma Shaa Allah we need these types of series only. jazakallahu khairan ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@maccidomustapha7260]

May ALLAH give us a good and happy ending

[@amnaabdi6407]

Ameen

[@SimkiKidwai]

Aameen

[@shahinulhaque3782]

May Allah give Dr. Omar Suleiman in this world which is good and in the hereafter which is good and save him from the torment of the hellfire...❤️❤️...love from Bangladesh...

[@mishkatahmadchowdhury1513]

🍀Ashhadu Allah Ilaha Illallahu wa Ashhadu anna Muhammadàn abdu wa Rasuluhu🍀 🍀Subhanallah Alhamdulillah La ilaha illallahu Allahu Akbar🍀 🍀La hawala wa la quwwata illa billah🍀 🍀Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam🍀 Assalatu Assalamu Alaika Ya Rasullullah🍀

[@samerayusuf4094]

Allahuma barek 🥺 I've been waiting for this since the announcement day This is so much needed for our ummah to comfort our hearts insha Allah Jazaka Allahu Khayran Dr Omar Suleiman and yaqeen team May Allah bless u all 🤲🏻❤

[@asifmuhammed611]

Masha Allah 💖 really nice series 💯 May Allah almighty reward you sheikh and every one who is behind in it🤲🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@safiyya9173]

Ameen.

[@MC5ANGRYBIRD]

IMAM UMAR SULEIMAN

[@maywin4204]

Ameen.

[@ABDULRHEEM-kr1kr]

Convey message of Islam to all people of the world and to everyone who will come also convey message of Islam to all world leaders

[@MS-gv6jd]

I was looking forward to this series. I'm glad it's here. Can't wait for more episodes!

[@tanveerahmed8830]

Jazak Allah Khair Shaykh.

[@jiminsomebodystopvimnotapa967]

I still can feel his presence.his laughter, his voices still playing in my mind. I miss u my brother.💔

[@nusrattania8408]

Pls request to all ,pray for the Maghfirah for my grandmother(both) and grandfather(both), may Allah(SWT) forgive their all sins,may Allah (SWT) grant them the highest Jannatul Firdaus,and protect them from the trial of the grave and torment of fire,O ALLAH forgive them and have mercy upon them,Pardon them, surely you are The Most Merciful.(AMIN).LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam).AMIN.AMIN.AMIN.

[@arikeabisoye6040]

Jazakum llahu khairan dearest brother for this beautiful lecture, may almighty Allah forgive all the dead and grant us good ending with shadah being our last word bi'znillahi 🙏🙏. Every soul shall taste death

[@aishaalam543]

Please make dua for my friend who recently passed in a car accident. May Allah grant him jannah

[@wawanbalik]

The beginning of another wonderful series, Aameen! Dear Sheik, please don't forget to share the Dua that made your chair elevate too. :)

[@kariebarrie4393]

Salaamu alaikum shiek omar suleiman thanks very much 🙏

[@shariqkhan9004]

May ‏الله سبحانه وتعالى give you best of here n after lots of love

[@thanujacasim9960]

Jazakallahair.

[@lilylily6625]

Jazak Allahu Khayran 🌸

[@hassanawale3576]

Jazakallahu kheir

[@realistic6294]

Very excited

[@yasminmohammed8752]

Alhamdulillah JazakhAllah Khayr

[@tijjaniabdussalam5160]

It's really informative and helpful

[@somalipatriot9238]

Jazakallah imam omar

[@muhammedhisham5267]

Jazak Allah sheikh❣️

[@aminachoudhury7993]

JazakAllah khair, for this series. This came out the perfect time when I lost my husband. May Allah swt reward you in abundance for the work you do and share with the ummah.

[@meat6497]

Masha Allah

[@generationliberation]

Beautiful reminder جزاكم الله خيرا 🤲🏻

[@mohamedshebeer]

Masha allah.

[@nooral-hassan1356]

Thank you for this !! 🙏🏼

[@k.c3239]

Ameen ❤️ such a valuable life lesson for us all. Jazzak Allah brother Omar Suleiman

[@Khanom33]

Cant wait for the next episode iA.

[@deddaahmdi8753]

ماشاءالله الله تبارك الله جزاكم الله عنا خيرا

[@ousmanyaku76]

masha Allah 👍

[@erpinas9155]

MasyaAllah....

[@Khushboo311990]

JazakAllah khair Sheikh..

[@shariqkhan9004]

ما شاء الله تبارك الله

[@SofiaSAkram]

Wow how beautiful to have the prophet saw pray on you at your grave

[@taiseerdar4572]

Masha'Alllah I was waiting for it. 😍

[@TheDuaLearningChannel]

Mashallah

[@mohammedkindaali9301]

Jazaa kallahu bikhair....ya Shiekh

[@safaaabida]

Alhamduillah wa Rabilallameen’ May Allah SWT grant us Taukeer to fulfil these rights. Allahuma Ameen

[@serreh]

Ma sha Allah May Allah make it easy for us all.

[@jordan1864]

Very Informative.. Subha Allah

[@shaheedalexander7529]

Ma Sha Allah! My Allah reward you all

[@0000Konan]

Jazakallah!

[@mdsafrajhussain]

So beneficial ❤️

[@nuf100]

Love this series. Beautiful. Jazakhallahu khair.

[@aawrpaa]

The wise person is the one who puts their Janaza in front of them and lives their life in accordance With that Salatul Janazah

[@saharsyed79]

Very well explained. Love it. Jaxakalah

[@hal55984]

Jazakallah for this! May Allah SWT reward you immensely

[@fathima.iloveallah.3853]

Jizakallahu kheeyr Shaykh. And Imam. and Dr. Omar Suleiman ❤️

[@hamayunAshraf]

You are always best MA🙏

[@RB-fr1tg]

Masha Allah very very beneficial

[@ummujulaibib2726]

Subhanallah I didnt know that I always just did takbeer . Jazaka Allah may Allah reward you.

[@abdurrazaq8127]

Jazakallahu Khairan. This is beautiful. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@soniabenhamed8549]

Jazakumullahu Khairan! I'm so glad to learn something new yet so important

[@amalina80]

Masha Allah thank you for this Sheikh Omar. I have been waiting non stop for this video today. We all need this walahi.

[@5asyuhaidah359]

May Allah make the best of our deeds the last of them.

[@jarinahhamed2591]

Jazak Allahu khairen... for making this series... Baarak Allahu Feek

[@fatimaahmad8702]

Alhamdulillah, what a beneficial series this will be. May we implement what we learn. May Allah grant us a good death and May Allah grant us ability to do justice upon the dead. May Allah reward Omar Suleiman and his team abundantly.

[@zeezeebo]

Jazakallahu khairan for the first of the series. Looking forward for the following ones in shaa Allah

[@yasin.uddowla]

Masha-Allah. Great discussion. Waiting for the next episodes. Ja-zakallah khairan.

[@fatimaibrahim3451]

Thank you Cheick May Allah reward you for this beautiful knowledge that you share with us.

[@monaaly2862]

May Allah swt accept from you Sheikh Omar. Very specific and to the point

[@mudasirahabib4129]

My uncle passed away due to Covid 2 weeks ago. Losing him is still so painful. May Allah grant him highest ranks in His Jannat u Firdous. Ameen.

[@jebunnesajahangir-ani9505]

Always excellent and over whelming

[@warda6078]

MashaAllah! may Allah bless you for educating this umma.

[@meat6497]

Alhamdu lillah

[@abdurahmanali2961]

May Allah S.W.A grand my father janatul firdous..amin amin amin

[@bahadoorfarheen8158]

Assalamualaikum this is a "wow" mesg learning a lot Ya Rab bless him 💚

[@hodanalisow9164]

May Allah reward you. Oh how I waited these series😊. The Definition of best series😍💪🤲

[@saleemalam7081]

Nice man Allah bless his whole life and his kids lifes ameen