The Form of Supplication in the Funeral Prayer When the Deceased Is Unknown
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The questioner:
Abu al-Bara' from Yemen says: If the imam does not clarify in the funeral prayer whether the deceased is a male, a female, or a child, and we are in the back rows and cannot see, what should the form of the supplication be?
The Shaykh:
You should recite the known supplication for the funeral prayer, even if you do not know the deceased or have not seen him; because the one who is brought forward for the prayer is undoubtedly a Muslim, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Should it be in the feminine, masculine, or plural form?
The Shaykh:
You do not need to worry about that; make the supplication for this present one.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Abu al-Bara' from Yemen says: If the imam does not clarify in the funeral prayer whether the deceased is a male, a female, or a child, and we are in the back rows and cannot see, what should the form of the supplication be?
The Shaykh:
You should recite the known supplication for the funeral prayer, even if you do not know the deceased or have not seen him; because the one who is brought forward for the prayer is undoubtedly a Muslim, if Allah wills. Yes.
The questioner:
Should it be in the feminine, masculine, or plural form?
The Shaykh:
You do not need to worry about that; make the supplication for this present one.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7490 — youtube.com (17:05)
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