Invocation to be recited when placing the dead in
his grave
بِسْـمِ اللهِ وَعَلـى سُـنَّةِ رَسـولِ الله
163. Bismillaahi wa 'alaa sunnati Rasoolillaahi.
With
the Name of Allah and according to the Sunnahof the Messenger of Allah.
Reference: Abu Dawud
3/314 with an authentic chain. Ahmad also recorded it with the wording:
With the Name of Allah, and according to the religion of the Messenger
of Allah. Its chain is also authentic.
“Prayer (Salat) is the most important practice in Islam. Allah has ordered the Muslims to be mindful of it. The Holy Qur'an says:"Guard strictly your prayers, especially the Middle Prayer, and stand before Allah with all devotion.”
