Is it permissible to pray over a funeral before the deceased has been washed?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying over the dead while they are in the mortuary, before they are prayed over in the mosques, or
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on?
The questioner:
praying over the dead while they are in the mortuary.
The Shaykh:
One does not pray over the deceased until he is washed. The prayer over him is not valid until he is washed. Washing the deceased is a condition for the validity of the prayer over him.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on praying over the dead while they are in the mortuary, before they are prayed over in the mosques, or
The Shaykh:
What is the ruling on?
The questioner:
praying over the dead while they are in the mortuary.
The Shaykh:
One does not pray over the deceased until he is washed. The prayer over him is not valid until he is washed. Washing the deceased is a condition for the validity of the prayer over him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/555] هل تجوز الصلاة على الجنازة قبل تغسيل الميت؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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