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Muslim Funerals in the UK - Everything, In One Place

From the first hours after a death, through the paperwork, the janazah prayer and the burial, to the duas and the charity that keep reaching them afterwards - this guide connects everything a UK Muslim family, or a respectful guest, needs to know.

Six guides. Each one complete on its own. Start wherever today finds you.

Light finds its way in - and so will you
Light finds its way in - and so will you
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The first hours

What To Do When Someone Dies

The first phone calls, the UK paperwork in plain words, and arranging a quick burial - step by step, so nothing surprises you.

Read the guide → The prayer

How To Pray Janazah

The four takbirs and every dua - in Arabic, English letters and English meaning. Learn it in five minutes, even if you never have.

Read the guide → The day itself

What Happens at a Muslim Funeral

The washing, the prayer, the burial - and what to wear, say and bring, whether you are Muslim or attending as a guest.

Read the guide → The words

Dua for the Deceased

On hearing the news, for the departed, for your parents, at the graveside - every established dua, word for word.

Read the guide → What you can still do

Sadaqah for the Deceased

Can you give charity on their behalf? Yes - and the reward reaches them. The evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah, and how to give.

Read the guide → The lasting gift

Water in Their Name

The charity Sa'd was told to give - made real through our running Gaza water plant. Not a promise: it flows today.

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The whole journey

From Loss to Lasting Good

Grief in Islam has a shape, and every stage of it has something you can do.

The first days

The community carries the practical weight - the washing, the prayer, the burial, usually within days. Your part is dua, patience, and letting people help.

The weeks after

Visitors, food, condolences, and the slow return of ordinary days. Dua continues - it costs nothing and never stops reaching them.

Always

It is reported in Sahih Muslim that when a person dies, their deeds end except three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, and a righteous child who prays for them. Dua and sadaqah in their name are the two doors that never close - on their anniversary, in Ramadan, or on any quiet Tuesday.

A new day comes. Their kindness continues with it
A new day comes. Their kindness continues with it
Whenever you are ready

Give in Their Name

Dua and charity are the two doors that never close. Water, or the care of an orphan, given on their behalf - their kindness continues.

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In their name

Their kindness. Continued.

When Sa'd ibn Ubadah lost his mother, he asked the Prophet ﷺ what he could still do for her - and dug a well in her name (reported in Sunan Abi Dawud). Fourteen centuries later, families still do the same.

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