How should we perform the Salaam in the Janaazah Salaah?

Published as Salaam In Janaazah Salaah

· 16 Rabiʻ II 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

How should we perform the Salaam in the Janaazah Salaah?

Answer

We as followers of the Hanafi Madhab should make both Salaams in the Janaazah Salaah. This practice is substantiated from the Hadith.

Approved by
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

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