Ruling 627 — Purification (Ṭahārah)

It is recommended that on the first night of burial, the two rakʿah prayer known as ‘ṣalāt al‑waḥshah’ be performed for the deceased. The method of performing this prayer is as follows: in the first rakʿah after reciting Sūrat al-Ḥamd, Āyat al-Kursī[1] is recited once; and in the second rakʿah after reciting Sūrat al-Ḥamd, Sūrat al-Qadr is recited ten times; and after the salām of the prayer [i.e. after completing the prayer], the following is said: اَللّٰهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَیٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَٱبْعَثْ ثَوَابَهَا إِلَىٰ قَبْرِ ___ allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā muḥammadin wa āli muḥammad, wab ʿath thawābahā ilā qabri ___ O Allah! Bless Muḥammad and the progeny of Muḥammad, and send the reward of this [prayer] to the grave of ___. In the blank space, one should say the name of the deceased person.