The Preference of a Large Number of Prayers over a Funeral
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the number of people praying over a funeral, which is one hundred, with the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), which is forty? Do we say that the forty includes the description of not associating partners with Allah? And for this reason, forty men are sufficient, and if this description is lacking, the one hundred mentioned in Aisha’s hadith is required?
Answer:
No, the reconciliation is not a matter of significance, but we say that forty is the minimum limit, and whatever exceeds that is better. Forty is the minimum limit, and whatever exceeds that is better. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) regarding the number of people praying over a funeral, which is one hundred, with the hadith of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), which is forty? Do we say that the forty includes the description of not associating partners with Allah? And for this reason, forty men are sufficient, and if this description is lacking, the one hundred mentioned in Aisha’s hadith is required?
Answer:
No, the reconciliation is not a matter of significance, but we say that forty is the minimum limit, and whatever exceeds that is better. Forty is the minimum limit, and whatever exceeds that is better. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [377 -858] أفضلية كثرة المصلين على الجنازة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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