Funeral Prayer (Salaat al-Janaazah)

The funeral prayer is indicative of intercession with people of highstatus for pardon for a sinner or someone who made a mistake, or itsignifies that the generosity of a kind person will come to an end. A mansaid: I did Wudoo' in order to offer the funeral prayer. Shaykh Shihaabud-Deen said to him: You interceded for a man with his employer. Prostration is indicative of prevailing, repenting from sin, beingsaved from hardship and a long life. If the dreamer prostrated to Allahfor attaining something, he will prevail over a man of high position. If he dreamt that he prostrated on a blanket whilst lying down, then aprominent man will be subjugated to him and he is going to humiliatehim. If he prostrated to someone other than Allah in order to get what hewanted, he will be defeated if he is at war and he will incur losses if heis a merchant. Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said: Prostration to an idol or tree may beindicative of serving someone in whose service there is no benefit. Aman said to him: I dreamt that I was prostrating to the relics of Moosa (May Allah have mercy upon him). Shaykh Shihaab-ud-Deen said to him: You will serve a Jew or aSamaritan. Another man said: I dreamt that I was prostrating to an idoland weeping. He said: You are serving an ignorant man and it will dono good. Another man dreamt that and he said that that idol belonged tohim. He said: You have a son who is mute or chronically ill and you aresad and worried about him.