Note 10

10. the Prayer for the Dead # 8

The Prayer for the Dead (see Some Texts Supplementary to the &Kitab-i-Aqdas) is the only &Baha'i obligatory prayer +P170 which is to be recited in congregation; it is to be recited by one believer while all present stand in silence (see note 19). &Baha'u'llah has clarified that the Prayer for the Dead is required only when the deceased is an adult (Q and A 70), that the recital should precede the interment of the deceased, and that there is no requirement to face the Qiblih when saying this prayer (Q and A 85).

Further details concerning the Prayer for the Dead are summarized in the Synopsis and Codification, section IV.A. 13.-14.