Is the funeral prayer valid with three takbirs?
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Question:
The second question, O Abdullah. I prayed over a funeral, but the imam did not say takbir except three times, and the congregation followed their imam without alerting him to it, and they buried the deceased. What is required of them now? Thank you, O Abdullah.
Answer:
The prayer is not valid, because one of the conditions for the validity of the prayer, or one of the pillars of the funeral prayer, is that the takbir over it is four—four takbirs. If the time is near, they pray over it after the burial; they pray a complete prayer after burying it and make up for what happened. Yes.
The second question, O Abdullah. I prayed over a funeral, but the imam did not say takbir except three times, and the congregation followed their imam without alerting him to it, and they buried the deceased. What is required of them now? Thank you, O Abdullah.
Answer:
The prayer is not valid, because one of the conditions for the validity of the prayer, or one of the pillars of the funeral prayer, is that the takbir over it is four—four takbirs. If the time is near, they pray over it after the burial; they pray a complete prayer after burying it and make up for what happened. Yes.
Source
1883 - هل تصح صلاة الجنازة بثلاث تكبيرات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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