Is it permissible to delay the funeral prayer for the deceased in order to increase the number of worshippers, and does a large number of worshippers have an effect on this?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is your view regarding what some people do of delaying the funeral prayer for the deceased in order to increase the number of those praying over him, and does a large number of worshippers have an effect on this?

Answer:
There is no doubt that a large number of worshippers increases the reward for the deceased, as their supplications are more likely to be accepted if they are many. This is in the interest of the deceased. If the delay does not harm the funeral, and if the delay is for the sake of the deceased’s interest in having many worshippers, then there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.