Funeral (Janazah) Services
Inna Lillahi-wa-Inna ilayhi Raji’un.
Islamic Center of Modesto provides assistance with Funeral services. Here are the contacts who can help you with setting up Funeral Services:
Contact info:
Please call Lodi Islamic cemetery at:
209-607-8915
Call khan funeral at: 925-948-6485
Call the Imam at 209-818-4861
What information you’ll need? What to do after death?
Immediately after the death has occurred and it has been verified, close the eyes of the deceased eyes; the mouth and jaws are held gently with broad bands or pieces of cloth so that they do not remain wide open; the legs should be held in the same way. The body should be covered, and must always remain covered, preferably with a white sheet of cloth.
Invoke Allah and say: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un” (To Allah we belong and to Him is our return).
Crying with no wailing is permitted. The prophet (pbuh) wept on the death of his son, Ibrahim and said: “The eyes shed tears and the heart feels pain, but we utter only what pleases our Lord. O Ibrahim! We are aggrieved at your demise.”
Contact listed people for funeral arrangements without delay; Relatives and friends should be notified. The body must not be kept waiting unnecessarily.
Immediate family and friends are to prepare food for the bereaved family for three days.
When you contact the funeral representative to seek advice, arrange for paper work and cemetery plot, please have the following information available:
Determine if the dying person has any preferences for people who will carry out the Ghusl (washing) and Kafan (burial cloth). If there is none, then the next of male kin to males, and next of female kin to females should be available to perform the Ghusl.
Also when you talk to the funeral director, please prepare the following information for the dying person to facilitate the process and help in finalizing the paperwork:
⦁ Current location of Deceased
⦁ Social Security Number
⦁ Address
⦁ Date of Birth
⦁ Date and Time of Death
⦁ Phone Number
⦁ eMail
The Ghusl is typically performed before the Janaza prayers.