After 3rd Takbir...

After 3rd Takbir, prayer is offered for all the Believers and Muslims; After 4th Takbir, prayer is offered especially for the deceased one; The 5th Takbir is said and the prayer comes to an end. The shortest method of offering this prayer is as follows : Niyyat: I pray Namaz-e-Meyyit of this corpse Wajib, Kurbatan-ilallah.

Allah-o-Akbar; Ashhado Al-La liana Illallaho Wahdahuu La Sharika Lah; Wa Ashhado Anna Muhammadan Abduhuu wa Rasuluh; Allah-o-Akbar; Allahumma Salle Ala Muhammadin wa Aale Muhammad; Allah-o-Akbar; Allahummaghfir Ml Mumeneena wal Mumenaat; Allah-o-Akbar; Allahummaghfir Le Haazal Meyyit (In case the deceased is a female, say Allahummaghfir Le Haazehil Meyyit); Allah-o-Akbar; After the completion of the prayer recite "Rabbana Aatena Fid-Dunya Hasanatanw wa Fil- Aakherate Hasanatanw Waquina Azaban-Naar." It is necessary to mention that even if this prayer is offered by Jamaat, everyone has to recite the whole prayer.

It is not correct just to say 'Allah-o-Akbar' and remain silent between the Takbirs. Such a prayer is Batil. Q79: What are the differences between the methods of prayer of different Muslim sects? A. The difference in the prayers of different sects of Islam are not very many; though it is sad to admit the existence of even a few differences, because the Holy Prophet did lead the Muslims in prayers for 23 years, and they must have become quite familiar with his way of prayers.

There are historical reasons behind these differences and this short letter is not the place to expound on that subject. Q80: Is it correct to pray Dhuhuri at 1.30 after Juma? Mohammed N. Muakasa, Entebbe (Uganda). A. There is a difference of opinion about the prayer of "Dhuhuri" on Fridays. Such differences are to be found in hundreds of rules.

But it is sad to see that in Uganda and some places of Tanzania these differences have been blown out of proportion and have caused split among the followers of the same madh-hab. The Ibadhis believe that 'Juma' prayer can be conducted only by the rightful Imam. As a result they do not pray Juma in East Africa. The Shia Ithna-Asheris, in these days of seclusion of their 12th Imam, follow in the matter of religion a living Mujtahid (who must be the most learned religious scholar of the time).