What is the ruling on carrying a deceased person on a horse-drawn carriage?
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The questioner : May Allah bless you. Praise be to Allah. Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : On what? On a carriage of what? Yes. Absolutely not. This is pride and arrogance. This is pride and arrogance. That is why only kings and princes ride in carriages drawn by horses. But now, praise be to Allah, cars are available.
The questioner : What are called military funerals? What is this deceased person on the carriage?
The Shaykh : As I told you, it appears that this is from pride and arrogance, to carry [the deceased] on a carriage drawn by horses or donkeys.
The Shaykh : On what? On a carriage of what? Yes. Absolutely not. This is pride and arrogance. This is pride and arrogance. That is why only kings and princes ride in carriages drawn by horses. But now, praise be to Allah, cars are available.
The questioner : What are called military funerals? What is this deceased person on the carriage?
The Shaykh : As I told you, it appears that this is from pride and arrogance, to carry [the deceased] on a carriage drawn by horses or donkeys.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1905 - ما حكم حمل الميت على عربة تجرها الخيول؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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