Dear Sir, we have come across a situation when a baby is born and is kept inside a Baby Incubator. However, we were not able to offer Azan,before the baby died. My question is: Do we still need to offer Namaz-eJanaza for the baby as the baby was born alive, but died without the Azaan was called.
Answer
(Fatwa: 841/648=L/1430)
If the child was born alive, the funeral salah will be performed though azan was not called in its ears:
ومن ولد فمات یغسل ویصلی علیہ إن استھل ۔۔۔ أي وجد منہ ما یدل علی حیاتہ (الدر المختار مع الشامي 3:129)
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband