Question
What is the detailed manner of performing the funeral prayer according to the Hanafi school? And what is the meaning of the praise after the first Takbir?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The funeral prayer consists of four takbirs. After the first takbir, the opening supplication is recited: "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You..." After the second takbir, the Ibrahimic prayer is recited. After the third, a supplication for the deceased and for the Muslims is made. After the fourth, the prayer is concluded with peace. And Allah knows best.