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Is it prescribed to recite a surah after al-Fatihah in the first rak'ah of the funeral prayer?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to recite a short surah from the Qur'an after reciting al-Fatihah in the prayer over the deceased?

Answer:
This has not been reported, as far as I know; only the recitation of al-Fatihah has been reported. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [716 -2802] هل يشرع قراءة سورة بعد الفاتحة في الركعة الأولى من صلاة الجنازة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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