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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for the wife of a deceased man to pray over him in the mosque?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible for the wife of the deceased to pray over him in the mosque? And is it permissible for her to leave her house to pray over him and then return to her house again?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with her praying over him in her house, and likewise there is nothing wrong with her going out and praying over him in the mosque with the other worshippers, behind the worshippers. There is nothing wrong with that.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1465] هل يجوز لزوجة المتوفى الصلاة عليه في المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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