[Optional] e) Place the Pairahan (shroud) over from the shoulders to the feet.

[Optional] e) Place the Pairahan (shroud) over from the shoulders to the feet. [Wajib] f) Place the Ammama (turban) on the head. It should be wound around the head, so that it's border on the right side, passes under the chin and is spread on the left side of the breast, and the border on the left side passes under the chin and is spread on the right side of the breast.

[Optional] g) Flip the end of the Chaadar up and over the feet so that it covers the entire body and tie it loosely at the head and also at the feet. The head tie is loose so that you may open it at the burial site and show the blood relatives the face of the deceased. [Wajib] The Do Nots and Makroohaat (Undesirables) of Kafan It is Makroohaat (undesirable) to do the following with regards to the Kafan: a) Do not cut the Kafan with steel or iron objects.

b) Do not add sleeves or tukma to the Kafan. c) Try to select material that has adequate length and width so you do not have to sew several pieces of cloth together to make up the lengths. d) Do not moisten thread, used on the Kafan, with spittle. e) Do not perfume the Kafan. f) Do not use silken cloth for the Kafan. g) Do not wind the ends of the turban (for a man) so that the ends come around the chin and onto the breast.

Chapter Ten : The Funeral and Funeral Prayers (Namaz of Janaza ) When Sighting a Coffin or Deceased Person for the First Time "Innaa lillaahi wa inna ilayhi raaji-o'on allaahu akbar. Haad'aa maa wa-a'danallaahu wa Rasooluhu wa s'adaqallaahu wa Rasooluh. Allaahumma zadnaa eemaanan wa tasleemaa alh'amdu lillaahil lad'ee ta-a'zzaza bilqudrati wa qaharal I'baada bilmawat." (Verily to Allah we belong and to Him we must return. Allah is Supreme. This is what Allah and His Prophet promised us.

Allah and His Prophet spoke the truth. O Allah! Strengthen our faith and resignation unto Thee. All praise is due to Allah Who is strong because of His Might and power and subdued the servants with death." [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988), pg.

147] Virtues of Carrying and Walking Behind the Coffin It has been narrated by imam Jafar as-Sadiq [A.S.] that: If a faithful believer walks behind the coffin of a deceased believer and buries him / her, Allah [SWT] will send 70 angels to his / her grave on the Day of Judgement. These angels will then accompany the resurrected individual to the place of judgement and will at all times be praying for forgiveness and salutations on the person. [Sayyid, Hadi Husayn (1988), pg.