About Janazah - Funeral prayer
Learn how to pray Salat al-Janazah, the Islamic funeral prayer, step by step. Every dua is shown in Arabic with transliteration, meaning and its source, in 12 languages. Janazah (also written Janaza, Janaja,...
Learn how to pray Salat al-Janazah, the Islamic funeral prayer, step by step. Every dua is shown in Arabic with transliteration, meaning and its source, in 12 languages.
Janazah (also written Janaza, Janaja, Namaz-e-Janaza or Salat al-Janazah) is the prayer Muslims offer for a Muslim who has died. It is short, prayed standing, with four takbirs. This app explains each takbir, what to recite, and everything around the funeral: from the moment of death to washing, shrouding, burial, condolence and visiting graves.
How to pray Janazah
• The four takbirs step by step, with a clear drawing
• Pray along: follow the prayer on screen, one takbir at a time
• A switch for man, woman, boy or girl that shows the right dua
• Intention (niyyah), where the imam stands, the rows, joining late
• Differences between the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali schools
• Prayer in absentia (ghaib), and who is prayed over
Duas of the funeral prayer
• Thana and Surah Al-Fatiha
• Durood Ibrahim
• Dua for the deceased (Allahummaghfir li-hayyina wa mayyitina) and the dua from Sahih Muslim
• Dua for a child (boy and girl)
• Duas when someone dies, at the grave, after burial, for condolence and for visiting graves
• Arabic with full harakat, transliteration and meaning; copy any dua
Caring for the deceased
• When death approaches and the first steps after death
• Washing the body (ghusl al-mayyit) step by step
• The shroud (kafan) for a man, a woman and a child, with drawings
• Special cases: martyrs, babies, no water, accidents
Funeral and burial
• Carrying the body and the funeral procession
• The grave (lahd and shaqq), laying the body and filling the grave
• What to do and say after the burial
After the funeral
• Giving condolence (ta'ziyah): what to say and how to help
• Mourning, grief and the widow's iddah
• What benefits the deceased: dua, charity, debts, the will
• Visiting graves, and common mistakes to avoid
• Questions and answers
Languages
English, Arabic, Bangla, Urdu, Hindi, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, French, Spanish, German and Russian. The app follows your phone's language, and you can change it at any time. Adjust the Arabic text size, and hide the transliteration or the meaning.
Works offline. No account needed.
All content is based on the Qur'an, authentic hadith (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah) and the books of the four schools of fiqh, with references.
Disclaimer
This app is an educational guide. It is not a fatwa and does not replace the advice of a qualified scholar. Practice differs between schools of thought; where they differ, the app explains the main views. For questions about your own situation, please ask a qualified scholar or your local imam, and follow the laws and health regulations of your country. Translations of the meanings of the Qur'an and duas are approximate.
May Allah have mercy on all who have passed away.
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Janazah - Funeral prayer since it was posted on our website on 2023-08-30 14:46:42.
The latest version is 3.0 and it was updated on 2026-10-11 01:36:34. See below the changes in each version.
Janazah - Funeral prayer version 3.0
Updated At: 2026-10-06
Changes: Janazah 3.0: a new step-by-step guide to the funeral prayer in 12 languages, with every dua in Arabic, transliteration and meaning, a pray-along mode, and guides to ghusl, kafan, burial and condolence with drawings.
Janazah - Funeral prayer version 1.4
Updated At: 2024-09-01
