Is it permissible for a woman to pray over a funeral in the mosque, or is that considered following the funeral procession?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a relative of hers dies, she goes to the mosque to pray over him with the men, where the women pray over the funeral following or behind the men so that they may receive a share of the reward. The question is: Is this prescribed for them, or is it considered following the funeral procession?
Answer:
No, it is not following the funeral procession. This is prescribed for men and women. Praying over the deceased is prescribed for men and women, whether we pray over the funeral individually or pray behind the men following them. They receive reward for that, if Allah wills. Yes. As for following the funeral, that is walking with it to the cemetery. It is not permissible for a woman to walk with the funeral to the cemetery. However, if she comes to the mosque and prays behind the men over the funeral, that is good. Or if she prays over it before it is taken out to the mosque, while it is in the house, and a woman or women pray over it in the house before it is carried to the mosque, that is good.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a relative of hers dies, she goes to the mosque to pray over him with the men, where the women pray over the funeral following or behind the men so that they may receive a share of the reward. The question is: Is this prescribed for them, or is it considered following the funeral procession?
Answer:
No, it is not following the funeral procession. This is prescribed for men and women. Praying over the deceased is prescribed for men and women, whether we pray over the funeral individually or pray behind the men following them. They receive reward for that, if Allah wills. Yes. As for following the funeral, that is walking with it to the cemetery. It is not permissible for a woman to walk with the funeral to the cemetery. However, if she comes to the mosque and prays behind the men over the funeral, that is good. Or if she prays over it before it is taken out to the mosque, while it is in the house, and a woman or women pray over it in the house before it is carried to the mosque, that is good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمرأة الصلاة على الجنازة في المسجد أم يعتبر ذلك من اتباع الجنائز؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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