What is the ruling on praying the funeral prayer over graves and between them?

The questioner:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying the funeral prayer over graves and between them?

The Shaykh:
What is the ruling?

The questioner:
What is the ruling on praying the funeral prayer over graves?

The Shaykh:
There is no harm in praying the funeral prayer over a grave. If you missed praying over the deceased before burial, there is no harm in praying over the grave, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when some of his Companions were buried and he had not prayed over them; he went to their grave and prayed over it. Praying over a deceased person in his grave is prescribed and required for one who did not pray over him before burial, and it is not among the prayers prohibited in his (peace and blessings be upon him) statement: "Do not pray toward the graves." This prayer is not the funeral prayer; the funeral prayer is an exception.