مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ١٣١ - ORDERS REGARDING HUNUT (EMBALMENT)

or if it transpires after its burial that the prayers offered for it was void, it is obligatory that before the body is disintegrated prayers is offered at the grave of the deceased observing all necessary formalities.
٦١٥. There are ٥ takbirs (saying Allahu Akbar) in the prayers offered for a dead body and it is sufficient if a person recites those ٥ takbirs in the following order:
(i) After making an intention to offer the prayers and pronouncing the ١st takbir he should say: Ash hadu an la ilaha Illal lah wa Ash hhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah.(I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is Allahs Messenger).
(ii) After the ٢nd takbir he should say: Alla humma salli ala Muhammadian wa alay Muhammad. (OLord! Bestow peace and blessing upon Muhammad and his progeny).
(iii) After the ٣rd takbir he should say: Alla hummaghfir lil mumineena wal muminat. (OLord! Forgive all believers - men as well as women).
(iv) After the ٤th takbir he should say: Alla hummaghfir li hazal mayyit. (OLord! Forgive this dead body).
(a) If the dead body is that of a woman he should say: Ala hummaghfir li hazihil mayyit. (OLord! Forgive this dead body). Thereafter he should pronounce the ٥th takbir.
It is, however, better that after ihe ١st, ٢nd, ٣rd and ٤th takbirs he should pronounce the following supplications respectively:
After the ١st takbir: Ash hadu an la ilaha illallah hu wahdahu la sharika lah. Wa Ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasuluh, arsalahu bil haqqi bashiram wa nazira bayna Yaday yis sa ah.
After the ٢nd takbir: Alla humma salli ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad wa barik ala Muhammadin wa Ali Muhammad warham Muhammadan wa Ali Muhammadin ka