He also asks: Is prayer performed on top of graves, or between the graves?
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The questioner : He also asks: Is prayer performed on top of graves?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Or between the graves?
The Shaykh : Prayer is performed in the cemetery.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For this reason, the scholars of knowledge excluded the funeral prayer from the prohibition of praying in the cemetery, and they stated that it is permissible to perform the funeral prayer in the cemetery, just as it is permissible to pray over a grave. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed over a grave in the incident of the woman who used to clean the mosque. She died at night, and the Companions buried her. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So they pointed it out to him, and he prayed over it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Or between the graves?
The Shaykh : Prayer is performed in the cemetery.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : For this reason, the scholars of knowledge excluded the funeral prayer from the prohibition of praying in the cemetery, and they stated that it is permissible to perform the funeral prayer in the cemetery, just as it is permissible to pray over a grave. It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he prayed over a grave in the incident of the woman who used to clean the mosque. She died at night, and the Companions buried her. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: