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Janazah Services

Dedicated Muslim Funeral Services in Auckland

  • South Auckland Muslim Association is a registered Funeral Director with Auckland Council to carry out all necessary funeral services required when someone passes away. SAMA Funeral Service is regarded is one of the best funeral services in New Zealand and we provide service to the Muslim Community mostly within the area from Onehunga to Huntly. SAMA has a dedicated section within Manukau Memorial Gardens (MMG) at 361 Puhinui Road, Wiri, Auckland. Gusul (washing the deceased) and Kaffan (Shrouding) facilities is located within the mosque facilities at 26 Mangere Road, Otahuhu, Auckland.

Funeral Services Includes

  • Removing the deceased’s body from the place of death and transporting to our local facility (26 Mangere Road, Otahuhu)
  • Arrange burial booking with Manukau Memorial Gardens (MMG) for the soonest appointment available.
  • Washing (Ghusl) and shrouding (Kaffan) of the body under strict Islamic Guidelines. SAMA Imams or an appointed respected Female (For a female deceased) can lead Gusul and Kaffan on family’s request.
  •  Preparation of the grave and Janaza prayer.
  • Provide Facility for families to pay last respect to the deceased.
  • Transporting the deceased person from our facility to Manukau Memorial Gardens.
  • Perform the Janaza Prayer.
  • Burial of the deceased in the SAMA burial section at MMG.
  • All preparations are done under strict Islamic guidelines.
  • Registration of death certificate to Internal Affairs.
  • Approval of head stones to be installed in the SAMA burial section.
  • Ongoing maintenance of the SAMA burial section.
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Compassionate Funeral Services with SAMA

  • SAMA’s Funeral Services are led by a dedicated Funeral Director appointed by the SAMA executives and supported by a team of compassionate volunteers. SAMA prioritizes providing empathetic support to families during their time of grief. The services offered are of a high standard, adhering to the Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamat and guided by the advice of our respected Imams.
  • For any feedback or suggestions on the services provided by SAMA Funeral services please do not hesitate to send a email to secretary@sama.co.nz

Steps to engage and arrange burial with SAMA Funeral Service

Step 1: Before family contacts SAMA funeral services, the below needs to be actioned.
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Death in Hospital or in attendance of a doctor

Deceased family to obtain a cause of death certificate from the doctor in attendance or the hospital.

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Unnatural Death (e.g. Accidents, Murder, Suicide)

Inform the police first. A close relative or family member must go and identify the body at the mortuary and complete the identification form which is issued from the offices at the mortuary. Thereafter the procedure would be the same as in the case of a natural death.

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Death at home

If the person has passed away at home the family has to inform the police first and seek cause of death certificate as above.

  • 1) Your name
  • 2) Your telephone numbers.
  • 3) Name of deceased
  • 4) Address of deceased
  • 5) Your Relationship to deceased.
  • 6) Location of body, whether at home, mortuary, or hospital etc.
  • 7) Ghusl (body bathing) and shrouding arrangements
  • 8) Intended time and place of burial (do not announce the day and time of burial without the consent of the funeral director. The funeral director will liaise with the Auckland Council (MMG) and will confirm the day and time of burial)
  • 9) Intended time and place of Taziyat (Preferred to be held from SAMA)
Before body pick up: Form to be filled

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Application for Body Burial & Auth to Open (MMG Form)

Note: Without the cause of death Certificate, it is illegal to move the body of the deceased hence SAMA funeral services will not be picking up the body unless they are provided with the cause of death certificate.

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Download Burial Authorization Letter
Download Payment Authority Letter

The authorised person must be present to receive the body (Hospital requirement).

The following three completed forms are required for burials and needs to be filled with SAMA Funeral Director.

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1) Application for body burial form
2) Exclusive right of burial form
3) Burial plot guidelines form

If you have a pre-purchased grave plot, kindly indicate it on the above form, with proof of pre-purchase certificate.

If it is a child burial, please provide the approximate length of the corpse so the grave to be dug accordingly.

It is advisable to family members to hold the funeral (Taziyat) from SAMA masjid but if the family wishes otherwise, they need to inform the SAMA Funeral Director so necessary arrangements of transportation can be made.

The family of the deceased needs to writeup a Janaza message that will be posted on the SAMA Community Message group and the family can send the same to any other media forums or post on social media platforms.

The family also need to arrange some flower plants that can be planted on the grave after the burial.

Steps to complete post-burial

Step 1: The Family to complete the Death Registration form and email it to Janaza@sama.co.nz

This form needs to be emailed within 3 days from the day of the burial. SAMA funeral team need to register the death with Internal Affairs within reasonable time from the death.

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SAMA Funeral team lodges the details via the online Form on the DIA web portal.

A formal Death Certificate will be issued by Internal Affairs to SAMA within approx.. 14 days from the day the registration is completed online.

Once the Death Certificate is received, SAMA Funeral Director will contact the Next of Kin to come and collect the Death Certificate.

Payments for the Burial

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Once all the forms are completed by the Family member for SAMA Funeral Services to arrange burial services for the deceased, SAMA Funeral Director arranges with the SAMA Treasurer to raise the invoice for the burial service.

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The invoice is than issued and/or emailed to the family member who shall arrange the payments for the burial service. (SAMA encourages family of the deceased to pay for the burial service before the Janaza namaz. This ensures that no Debt is outstanding for the deceased.)

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If the family cannot pay on the day of the Janaza than it is requested for the family to arrange a payment date with the SAMA Funeral Director.

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Once the payment is made a receipt is issued for the payments.

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All Payments for Janaza services can be made to below SAMA account.

Bank: ANZ Name: South Auckland Muslim Association Inc

Account #: 06-0177-0287860-03

Reference: Deceased Name / Invoice #

Pre-payment for SAMA Janaza

  • SAMA also provides opportunity to its members to make pre-payments for SAMA Janaza service. This enables members to pay in instalments which reduces the burden of the cost when someone passes away. The same can be done by filling in the form below and emailing it to Jazana@sama.co.nz. Once the form is received and approved by the SAMA Funeral Services committee, SAMA Funeral Director will contact and arrange for initial deposit and instalment payments.
Download Prepaid Burial Form

Other General Information on Death

Arrival of Death

  • As we all are aware, man is made of the combination of spirit and body. As long as they are united, he is alive. Once the spirit departs from the body, that human being dies. What causes this separation? This is the will of Allah Ta ‘ala as he has given each one of us specific life duration. It is to be expected that the departure of the spirit from the body may be associated with pain which is different from the pain one experiences during an illness. No one, however, can describe this pain since those who die do not return to this life. From a Hadith of the Holy Prophet (Sal lallaahu alaihi wa sallam), we can derive that the experience of this separation varies according to whether the dying person is a believer or not.

Hazrat Abu Huraira (RadiAllahu Anh) quotes the prophet (Sal lallaahu alaihi wa sallam) as saying: When a believer is about to die, the angels come to him with a white sheet of silk and say ;

“Come out, good soul, well pleased and well pleasing to a world of Mercy and roses and to meet your Lord who is not displeased”.

It comes out with a fragrance which is more pleasant than musk. The angels hand him over one to the other the door of heaven where its angels say:

“what a pleasant smell has come to you from earth”.

  • They bring him over to meet the spirits of believers who are more joyful to meet him than any one of you when he meets a dear relative, who has come back after a long absence.

When a disbeliever is about to die, the angels who administer torture come to him with sacks and say

“come out, you spirit, displeased to receive divine punishment. It comes out smelling like a rotten corpse and they take it to the earth gate where the angels say “what a rotten soul”.

  • Then they throw him with the spirits of disbelievers. Related by An Nassaie, and by Muslim in an abridged form.

“come out, you spirit, displeased to receive divine punishment. It comes out smelling like a rotten corpse and they take it to the earth gate where the angels say “what a rotten soul”.

WHEN A PERSON IS AT THE POINT OF DEATH

  • Family members of the dying person and friends should be present at his side to help him turn his thoughts to Allah. They should encourage him very gently to repent, remind him about all the good deeds he did, about Allah’s mercy, and Allah‘s forgiveness so that he may anticipate Allah mercy and Allah’s favours.

Prophet Muhammad (Sal lallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said:

“Let no Muslim die except expecting and hoping the best from Allah” (Muslim)

To follow are the Sunnah that Islam encourage us to do over a dying person:

  • Encourage the dying person to say:

Laa ilaaha il lal Lahu Muhammadur Rasoolullaah (There is no God but Allah, Muhammed is the Messenger of Allah.)

  • The purpose is to remind him of the oneness of Allah. Hadhrat Mu’adh ibn Jabal (radiAllaahu Anh) states that the messenger of Allah said :

“He whose last words are La ilaha il lal laah......shall enter paradise.” (Abu Daw’ud, Al Hakim).

  • But one who is unable to speak might say these words in his heart. The scholars are of the opinion that no pressure should be put on the dying person. Given his condition, do not ask him to recite the Kalimah, for that is a time of great trail, who knows what he might say under stress.
  • If possible, lay the dying person so that the Qiblah is on his right side, without causing any inconvenience.
  • You should also make him lie on his back with his legs facing the Qiblah and his head raised. If he has difficulties, then leave him in any comfortable position.
  • Repeat the kalimah loudly:

“Ash hadu al laa ilaaha illal-laahu wahdahu la shareeka lahu wa ash hadu anna Muhammed Abduhu Wa Rasuluhu”

  • I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship besides Allah, He is alone, He has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Sal lallaahu alaihi wa sallam) is His bondsman and Prophet.
  • Once he utters that Kalimah, recite Surah Yaasin, for this eases the agony of death.
  • Make dua to Allah to ease the agony of death.
  • Do not assume a terminally ill person dead; confirm death by a medical practitioner.
  • Once the Medical Practitioner has confirmed the death, those present should close the deceased’s eyes and lower jaw and cover the body with a clean sheet. They should also make “dua’” (supplication) to Allah to forgive the sins of the deceased.

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