Just wondering why special prayers and rituals are preformed at Muslim funerals does it help them in any way get to an afterlife? thank you.
the exact same reason rituals are performed at a christian funeral ... does that help?
before or after you dump the body in the middle of the ocean? see: Osama bin Laden,
in grave or funeral there is no special ritual.
Funerals in any religion have a sort of ritual. It's to show respect to the dead.
Funerals are to comfort the living.