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Imam, who stands at the deceased's middle in the case of a female,
and at the head if the deceased is a male.308 The deceased is placed
on his or her side, with the feet to the Imam's left. The Imam faces
in the direction of the Ka'bah. Members of the congregation also
face the Ka'bah and form lines behind him. The number of lines
formed should be relative to the number of persons taking part in
the service. The general practice is to have at least three rows. For
example, if there are six people attending the service, they can
make three rows by standing two to a row. If the number of
people present is very small a single row will suffice. The entire
service is offered from the standing position. The Imam begins the
prayer service by silently making the intention, ''I intend to pray
the funeral prayer upon (name of deceased)."
After stating the intention, he raises both hands to his ears and
says, "Allah is the Greatest," at which time the congregation fol-
lows his lead. They also follow as he lowers his hands and places
the right hand over the left, as in the standing (qiyam) position.309
Next, the Imam and the congregation recite silently:
and at the head if the deceased is a male.308 The deceased is placed
on his or her side, with the feet to the Imam's left. The Imam faces
in the direction of the Ka'bah. Members of the congregation also
face the Ka'bah and form lines behind him. The number of lines
formed should be relative to the number of persons taking part in
the service. The general practice is to have at least three rows. For
example, if there are six people attending the service, they can
make three rows by standing two to a row. If the number of
people present is very small a single row will suffice. The entire
service is offered from the standing position. The Imam begins the
prayer service by silently making the intention, ''I intend to pray
the funeral prayer upon (name of deceased)."
After stating the intention, he raises both hands to his ears and
says, "Allah is the Greatest," at which time the congregation fol-
lows his lead. They also follow as he lowers his hands and places
the right hand over the left, as in the standing (qiyam) position.309
Next, the Imam and the congregation recite silently: