The Sunnah in Carrying the Funeral and the Ruling on Repeating Dhikr Behind It
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Question:
The brother Abu Ahmad asks about the Sunnah regarding carrying the body and accompanying the funeral procession, and what is the ruling for those who follow the body repeating the dhikr: Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah, and Alhamdulillah?
Answer:
Repeating the dhikr and raising the voice with it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible, because there is no evidence for it, and it is from the actions of the innovators. As for the manner of carrying the funeral, it is carried in whatever manner is easy for the mourners. If they wish, they may carry it by car, by ambulance, or by a private vehicle; if they wish, they may carry it on their shoulders. Everyone participates in carrying the funeral; this one lags behind and that one moves forward, in his place, and so on. Yes.
The brother Abu Ahmad asks about the Sunnah regarding carrying the body and accompanying the funeral procession, and what is the ruling for those who follow the body repeating the dhikr: Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illa Allah, and Alhamdulillah?
Answer:
Repeating the dhikr and raising the voice with it is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and is not permissible, because there is no evidence for it, and it is from the actions of the innovators. As for the manner of carrying the funeral, it is carried in whatever manner is easy for the mourners. If they wish, they may carry it by car, by ambulance, or by a private vehicle; if they wish, they may carry it on their shoulders. Everyone participates in carrying the funeral; this one lags behind and that one moves forward, in his place, and so on. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 17-08-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (48:12)
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