There is a group; if there is a funeral, they contact each other so that whoever wishes to attend can do so. What is the ruling?

The questioner : Here, there is a practice among the brothers such that if there is a funeral, they call all the brothers so that whoever wishes to attend the funeral can attend. As a result, the presence of the brothers is repeated almost daily at funerals, not for a specific person, but for any deceased person.

The Shaykh : There is no harm in this. Informing people so that the number of those praying over him is not small is fine. The announcement (na'i) about which prohibition was reported is the announcement after burial, whereas before burial, there is no harm in informing people so that the number of those praying over him increases.

The questioner : In such a case, some of the brothers are delayed and wish to leave the funeral prayer, so they pray over the grave. They are present in the cemetery not for the funerals they missed, but because they did not catch up with them. We find that people pray over the grave daily.

The Shaykh : No, no, as I told you, this is not prescribed. Praying over the grave requires a reason, such as close kinship, or a man who is a source of good for the Muslims, or something similar. As for doing so without a reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go out and greet the people of the graves in general.