AHKAMUL JANAZA (Funeral Regulations)* *WHEN THE SOUL DEPARTS

 *AHKAMUL JANAZA (Funeral Regulations)*

*WHEN THE SOUL DEPARTS* 

If the Quran is being recited, it should be stopped and one should attend to the funeral arrangements. They are:

1. Say “

(In the name of Allah(swt) by the command of Allah and in accordance with the rituals of the messenger of Allah so saying both the eyes of the diseased should be rubbed and closed by massaging them.

2. The joints such as arms and legs should be placed in an appropriate position before rigor-mortis occurs three to four hours after death) The forearms are to be flexed back to the upper arms and the upper arms to the sides of the body. Likewise the lower part of the legs to the thigh, and the thigh to the abdomen.

3. To avoid the mouth being kept open, a band should be tied around the chin.

4. All artificial limbs, dentures, ornaments etc., should be removed and the deceased covered with a cloth.

5. To prevent the bloating of the stomach, something heavy should be placed over the stomach.

6. The deceased should be placed in an elevated place such as a bed.