The Ruling on the Prayer for the Absent

Question:
I want all my hours to be spent in the days.

Answer:
The correct view is that it is prescribed, but only for those who have a role in Islam, such as scholars, judges, and those who strive in the path of Allah who have a role in Islam, whether in calling people to Allah and teaching knowledge, or in jihad, or the rulers, or the rulers of the Muslims who uphold the Shari'ah of Allah and defend it. For those who have a role in Islam, the prayer for the absent one is performed. This means that if they are outside the city, the prayer for the absent one is performed for them. As for the one who is in the city, the prayer is performed either over his funeral if possible, or over his grave if that is not possible. For this reason, some people and some of the youth nowadays, when someone dies in the city and they do not pray over him, they perform the prayer for the absent one in the city. This is not permissible. It is not forbidden; go to his grave. If you are unable to, or if the prayer over his funeral has been performed, go to his grave and pray over him.