Is it in the Sunnah for the imam to explain the manner of the funeral prayer to the congregation before the prayer?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it prescribed for the imam, before praying over the deceased, to explain the manner of the prayer to the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Hmm. Let's go.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it prescribed for the imam, before praying over the deceased, to explain the manner of the prayer to the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Perhaps most of the common people are more knowledgeable in jurisprudence than the imam, and there is no need for an explanation. Rather, if one knows what someone does not know, he clarifies it for him. But if he makes this a habit, then no. People know, praise be to Allah; they pray over the deceased, and it may not pass a day without them praying over a funeral. So they know it through practice and action, and there is no need to make it a lesson before the prayer. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is it prescribed for the imam, before praying over the deceased, to explain the manner of the prayer to the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Hmm. Let's go.
The questioner:
He asks: Is it prescribed for the imam, before praying over the deceased, to explain the manner of the prayer to the congregation?
The Shaykh:
Perhaps most of the common people are more knowledgeable in jurisprudence than the imam, and there is no need for an explanation. Rather, if one knows what someone does not know, he clarifies it for him. But if he makes this a habit, then no. People know, praise be to Allah; they pray over the deceased, and it may not pass a day without them praying over a funeral. So they know it through practice and action, and there is no need to make it a lesson before the prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/584] هل من السنة أن يشرح الإمام صفة صلاة الجنازة للمأمومين قبل الصلاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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