By Uzair Adam
The Kano Council of Ulama has announced plans to conduct Salatul Ga’ib (funeral prayer in absentia) for the late Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, who passed away recently.
In a statement issued by the Council’s Chairman, Malam Ibrahim Khalil, the prayer will take place at 2:00 pm at the Umar Bin Khaddab Mosque in the Gyadi-Gyadi area of Kano.
Khalil urged members of the Muslim community to attend and offer prayers for the deceased.
“Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un. May Allah forgive him and grant him Jannatul Firdaus,” the statement said.
Salatul Ga’ib is performed for a deceased person whose body is not present at the location of the prayer, often when the individual has died and been buried elsewhere.