Some people, when a relative dies in the morning, delay the funeral prayer until after the 'Asr prayer. What is the ruling?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people, when a relative dies in the morning, delay the funeral prayer until after the 'Asr prayer. Is it better to advance the funeral prayer to the Dhuhr prayer, or is there no harm in delaying it until 'Asr?
Answer:
If there is a benefit for the deceased in delaying it, such as the presence of the praying congregation, the presence of his relatives, then there is no harm in that, provided there is no fear of the body decomposing. Nowadays, they place it in refrigerators to preserve the integrity of the body. If this is what happens, and there is no harm to the deceased, and there is a benefit in the presence of his relatives and the people of virtue who pray, and the number of those praying over him increases, then there is no harm. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some people, when a relative dies in the morning, delay the funeral prayer until after the 'Asr prayer. Is it better to advance the funeral prayer to the Dhuhr prayer, or is there no harm in delaying it until 'Asr?
Answer:
If there is a benefit for the deceased in delaying it, such as the presence of the praying congregation, the presence of his relatives, then there is no harm in that, provided there is no fear of the body decomposing. Nowadays, they place it in refrigerators to preserve the integrity of the body. If this is what happens, and there is no harm to the deceased, and there is a benefit in the presence of his relatives and the people of virtue who pray, and the number of those praying over him increases, then there is no harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [701 -3022] بعض الناس إذا مات لهم قريب في الصباح فإنهم يؤخرون الصلاة عليه إلى بعد العصر، فما الحكم؟ — youtube.com
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