Guidelines on Janaza of Babies

1. A baby that died inside the mothers womb before being born (i.e. a stillborn baby) should be given a proper, sunnat ghusl, but not a full kafan. Instead it should be wrapped in one piece of cloth and buried. There is no janaaza salah for such a baby, but it will be given a name before burial.

2. When a mother suffers a miscarriage and no limbs of the fetus have developed then there is no ghusl, kafan, or janaaza salah, nor will it be given any name. The fetus will be wrapped in a piece of linen and buried in a hole.
3. If the fetus in a miscarriage has developed a limb, such as hands, or feet, or head, etc. then it will be treated like a stillborn baby, and the rules mentioned in number 1 above will apply.
4. A baby that is born alive but dies after birth will be treated as an adult. Ghusl and kafan will be given as normal, it will be named, and janaaza salah will be read. Burial will be normal.
5. The grave for babies needn’t be the size of an adult. Children's graves will be dug according to the size of the child.