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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the funeral prayer have an opening invocation?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Does the funeral prayer have an opening invocation, or

Answer:
No, the funeral prayer has no opening invocation; this has not been reported. One says the takbir of ihram, then seeks refuge, then says the bismillah and recites Surat al-Fatihah continuously. He seeks refuge, says the bismillah, and recites Surat al-Fatihah continuously. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [294 -582] هل صلاة الجنازة لها استفتاح؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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