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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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How to Carry the Funeral, and the Ruling on Raising the Voice with Dhikr Behind It

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Question:
What is the recommended practice (sunnah) regarding carrying the funeral and accompanying it? And what is the ruling on repeating "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar"?

Answer:
One does not raise the voice with dhikr following the funeral; this is not permissible, and it is an innovation (bid'ah). As for carrying it, everyone knows this: everyone carries it on their shoulders, at the front and back of the bier, carrying it on their shoulders. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4581] كيفية حمل الجنازة، وحكم رفع الصوت بالذكر خلفها - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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