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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on praying the funeral prayer at night

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The questioner:
Yes. May Allah reward you. He says: Honorable Shaykh, is there a specific time for the funeral prayer? And is it permissible to bury at night?

The Shaykh:
Burying at night is permissible when there is a need; there is nothing wrong with it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) buried at night, and the funeral should not be held back or delayed until the daytime. As for

The questioner:
the funeral prayer, it is a time of restriction.

The Shaykh:
The funeral prayer is permissible except during the restricted times, such as when the sun is standing in the middle of the sky, when it is not prayed; likewise when the sun is setting, or when the sun is appearing and rising. The funeral prayer is not performed during the restricted times, but in the remaining times it is performed, according to the correct view. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7063- حكم الصلاة على الجنازة ليلاً - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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