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Salat al-Janazah

The funeral prayer performed for the deceased.

This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.

The funeral prayer performed for the deceased.

In Islamic law

A communal obligation, performed without bowing or prostration, usually at the mosque before burial.

In Canadian law

Timing is often constrained by when the burial permit is issued and the cemetery can receive the burial.

Across the madhahib

No significant difference between the four Sunni schools is recorded on this point in the sources reviewed. Where a specific case turns on it, ask a qualified scholar rather than relying on a general summary.

Canadian legal detail

Treadstone Law, an Ontario firm with a wills and estates practice, covers the Canadian side of this in more depth:

Note

This is legal information only. For advice on your own circumstances, speak to a lawyer.

Citations & sources

Every factual claim on this page traces to one of the references below. Legislation and dollar thresholds change — verify against the primary source before relying on any figure.

Scholarly & institutional references
  1. Research Papers — Cambridge Muslim College
  2. Research — Cambridge Muslim College
Canadian legislation & government
  1. What to do when someone dies — Government of Ontario
Canadian legal commentary
  1. Filing deadline deceased person ontario — Treadstone Law
  2. Pre paid funeral contract executor obligations ontario — Treadstone Law
  3. Suing an attorney for property after death ontario — Treadstone Law
  4. Multiple returns deceased person canada rights things — Treadstone Law
  5. Estate administration before death certificate ontario — Treadstone Law
  6. Wills & estates practice — Treadstone Law