Method of Performing Prayer of Fear
Issue No.594- It is recommended to offer Prayer of Fear (waḥshat) on the first night of the burial of a dead body with the hope of it being desirable to Allah the Almighty. The method of performing this prayer is as follows:In the first rak‘at, after reciting sūrah al-fātiḥa one recites āyatulkursī once, and in the second rak‘at, sūrah al-Qadr should be recited ten times after sūrah al-fātiḥa; and after ending the prayer with salām, the following supplication should be recited:اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد وَ ابْعَثْ ثَوابَهَا اِلَى قَبْرِ... (Here the name of the deceased should be mentioned)
