170.] Imam Hussain [A.S.] said...

170.] Imam Hussain [A.S.] said: "Allaahumma rabba haad'ihil arwaahil faaniyati walajsaadil baaliyati wali'z'aamin nakhirtil latee kharajat minaddunyaa bika moo-minatan adkhil a'layhinna rawh'an minka wa salaaman, minnee." (O Allah, the Lord of these souls which are dead; and the bodies that have decayed and the bones that have been worm-eaten and have gone from this world to You as Faithfuls do admit over them happiness, from Yourself and salutation from me.) [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988), pg.

169.] Imam Jafar as-Sadiq [A.S.] said: "Assalaamu a'laa ahilidayari minal moo-mineena walmuslimeena antum lanaafarat'un wa nah'nu inshaa-al laahu bikum laah'iqoon" (Peace be on the inmates of the region from the faithful and believers, you are lesson to us, and God willing we are about to join you.) [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988), pg.

170.] The Fear of Being Buried When the deceased is bought to the grave yard for burial, he / she should not be buried straight away but should be laid down some distance from the grave so that the deceased may get used to the new surroundings and build up strength to face the difficulties to come. The soul stays interested and attached to the dead body for sometime, and is present at the washing and the burial of the body.

It fears the questioning from 'Munhar and Nakeer', the squeezing in the grave and the chastisement in Hell among other things, which they feel unprepared to deal with. It is important to reassure the soul and be sensitive to the fear that it is experiencing.

Ali-ibn-al-Hussain [A.S.], the forth Imam, was once asked how he, the son of the Messenger of Allah, began each morning, and he [A.S.] replied: "I begin each morning while I am demanded of eight virtues: Allah, the Exalted, demands of me the obligatory; the Prophet [S.W.S] demands of me his tradition (Sunnah); family demand of me food (material); the self looks for desires; Satan demands me (to commit) sin; the two protective angels demand of me virtuousness; the angel of death demands of my the spirit and; the grave demands of me my body.

Therefore, I am, surrounded by these traits, demanded" [Imami, Ayatullah Sayyid Kamal Faghih (1998), pg. 53] Chapter Twelve : Namaz-I-Janaza (Namaz-I-Maiyat) The Funeral Prayer for a Male Only believers present at the funeral are allowed to perform Namaz-I-Janaza. Complete Taharrat (freedom from pollution) is not necessary but it is recommended especially for the believer leading prayer.