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# When Someone Dies: From the Last Hours to the Grave
- URL: https://www.mohammadsiddiqui.com/deen/when-someone-dies/
- Published: 2026-11-11T04:17:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-11T04:17:19.000Z
- Description: What the Sunna asks of a Muslim family when someone dies, step by step: the words to say in Arabic, washing and shrouding, the janāzah prayer, burial and mourning, and the practical steps in Sydney and NSW, including the coroner.
- Author: Sarge Siddiqui
- Tags: Deen, Family and Daily Life, Worship, Interactive Tools

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Deen · Interactive · إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

What the Sunna asks of a Muslim family from the last hours through the burial and the mourning that follows, with the words to say in Arabic, and the practical steps in Sydney and New South Wales. It is written for the day you need it: short steps first, evidence underneath.

**In the first hours:** say *innā lillāhi wa innā ilayhi rājiʿūn*, close the eyes, and call your mosque or a Muslim funeral service. If the death was sudden or unexpected, call the police (000) first: the coroner may need to be involved. The Sunna is to bury quickly, so start the paperwork the same day.

## A checklist for the family

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Sources 

Qur'an: Khattab via quran.com. Hadith: sunnah.com with the grading shown there. English of the du'ā' is my own rendering. NSW information from the Coroners Court of NSW and the Lebanese Muslim Association; check current details with them, as procedures change.

Research, not a fatwa. For questions of detail, ask the imam who will lead the janāzah.

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