can janazah be performed at anytime?

Q: Assalaamu Alaikum,

Can a Janaza be performed at anything time of the day or night e.g. 2 am?

Wa Alaikum Assalaam,

A: Yes, it can be performed at any time during the day or night besides the Makrooh times for salaah during (the day). It is Makrooh Tahreemi to perform salaah at three timings:

  1. When the sun is rising 2. When it is setting 3. When the sun is in its meridian.

 

It will be Makrooh Tahreemi (detested to a great extent) to perform salah of Janaza at these timings. Besides these timings, it can be performed at all other times during the day or night.

(Ad Durrul Mukhtar Vol 1, Pg 370 – Fatawa Haqqaniya Vol 3, Pg 212, Jamia Darul Uloom Haqqaniya Nawshera Pakistan 2002).

 

And Allah Knows Best,

Mufti Waseem Khan.

12/07/15.