السُّلْطَانُ أَحَقُّ بِصَلَاتِهِ... ثُمَّ الْقَاضِي... ثُمَّ إِمَامُ الْحَيِّ... وَيُسَنُّ حَمْلُ الْجَنَازَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ خُطْوَةً... وَالْمَشْيُ بِهَا سَرِيعًا دُونَ الْخَبَبِ
• Priority of Leadership: The primary legal right to lead the Janazah prayer belongs to the Sultan (supreme ruler), then the Qadhi (judge), then the regular local neighborhood Imam, and then the legal guardian (Wali) of the deceased.
• Carrying the Bier: It is a Sunnah to carry the bier (Janazah) from all four corners sequentially.
• The 40-Pace Rule: The Sunnah is fulfilled by carrying each of the four corners for ten paces each, totaling forty paces.
• Speed of Movement: It is Sunnah to walk swiftly but without jogging or shaking the body of the deceased (Duna al-Khabab). Followers should walk behind or closely around the bier.
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Leadership Priority and Carrying the Bier
Funeral Rites Part 2: Funeral Prayer, Carrying, and Burial
السُّلْطَانُ أَحَقُّ بِصَلَاتِهِ... ثُمَّ الْقَاضِي... ثُمَّ إِمَامُ الْحَيِّ... وَيُسَنُّ حَمْلُ الْجَنَازَةِ أَرْبَعِينَ خُطْوَةً... وَالْمَشْيُ بِهَا سَرِيعًا دُونَ الْخَبَبِ
• Priority of Leadership: The primary legal right to lead the Janazah prayer belongs to the Sultan (supreme ruler), then the Qadhi (judge), then the regular local neighborhood Imam, and then the legal guardian (Wali) of the deceased.
• Carrying the Bier: It is a Sunnah to carry the bier (Janazah) from all four corners sequentially.
• The 40-Pace Rule: The Sunnah is fulfilled by carrying each of the four corners for ten paces each, totaling forty paces.
• Speed of Movement: It is Sunnah to walk swiftly but without jogging or shaking the body of the deceased (Duna al-Khabab). Followers should walk behind or closely around the bier.