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I prayed over more than one funeral at the same time; does the reward multiply according to the number of funerals, or is it counted as one funeral?

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Question:
The brother Mahmoud asks, and he says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who offers prayer for the dead, for him isمن صلى على جنازه فله
Sahih Muslim 945e
One qirat of reward, and whoever follows it until it is buried gets two qirats. The question is: I prayed over more than one funeral at the same time; does the reward multiply according to the number of funerals, or is it counted as one funeral? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Yes, the hadith is authentic. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. As for what follows, the hadith is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the virtue of praying over the funeral of a Muslim, following it, and attending its burial. Whoever does that gets two qirats of reward, while whoever limits himself to praying over him gets one qirat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about the qirat, and he said: “It is like a great mountain.” And in the hadith:
the other like Mount Uhud,آخر مثل جبل أحد،
This is a great reward, indicating the virtue of praying over the funeral of a Muslim, following it, and attending its burial; for in that lies this noble promise from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And the more funerals one prays over, the more reward one obtains, if Allah wills.
Based on the apparent meaning of the hadith, every funeral has its own independent reward. And the bounty of Allah is vast. So if one prays over a funeral, he gets this reward. If he prays over two funerals, he gets the reward of praying over two funerals, and so on. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، صليت على أكثر من جنازة في آن واحد، فهل الأجر يتعدد بعدد الجنائز، أو يحتسب كجنازة واحدة؟ الفوزان — youtube.com

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