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To conclude the service the congregation repeats after the
Imam as he turns his face to the right and says, "Peace be on you
and the Mercy of Allah," and as he turns his face to the left and
repeats, "Peace be on you and the Mercy of Allah."

In the case of a deceased child under the age of puberty the ser-
vice has one difference. After saying, "Allah is the Greatest," the
worshippers recite, "O Allah, let him/her be an introduction for
his/her family. O Allah, do not deprive us of the reward for pa-
tience on his/her loss, and do not make us subject to disaster after
him/her. O Allah, make him/her our forerunner, and make
him/her for us a reward and a treasure, and make him/her for us a
pleader, and accept his/her pleading."

If the service is not being held at the gravesite, the body is then
carried to the grave and buried. The right side of the deceased is
placed in the grave facing in the direction of the Ka'bah. If the
body is placed in the grave without a coffin, a niche (recess) should
be made in the side wall of the grave. The niche should be slightly