The Kano Council of Ulama has announced that a Salatul Ga’ib (funeral prayer in absentia) will be held for the late Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, who passed away recently.
According to a statement released by the Chairman, Malam Ibrahim Khalil, the prayer is scheduled to take place at 2:00 pm at the Umar Bin Khaddab Mosque, located in Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano.
He also confirmed the arrangement and called on members of the Muslim community to attend and pray for the deceased.
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“Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. May Allah forgive him and grant him Jannatul Firdaus,” the statement added.
SolaceBase reports that Salatul Ga’ib is performed for a deceased person whose body is not present at the site of the prayer, typically when the individual dies in a different location and is buried there.
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