The Ruling on Repeating the Funeral Prayer for the Deceased
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The questioner:
The benefits of the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. When the mention of the funeral prayer and the innovations in it passed, some of the brothers asked about praying the funeral prayer more than once over the same deceased person. For example, he dies in Riyadh, where the hospital is, so they pray over him there, then he is transferred to another town and they pray over him, and perhaps they pray over him a third time in the cemetery. Is there a basis for this?
The Shaykh:
This is an addition of good for the deceased; it is a supplication for the deceased. For the one who did not pray over him, pray over him. There is no harm in that.
The questioner:
And if one person prays twice, sometimes it is his sons who pray twice.
The Shaykh:
The one who died in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
And regarding the prayer
The Shaykh:
She used to stand in the mosque, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) missed her. They said she had died at night and they buried her, as if they had kept her matter quiet and did not inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that they show him her grave, and they showed him her grave, and he prayed over her. This contains the repetition of the prayer over the deceased. Yes.
The benefits of the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. When the mention of the funeral prayer and the innovations in it passed, some of the brothers asked about praying the funeral prayer more than once over the same deceased person. For example, he dies in Riyadh, where the hospital is, so they pray over him there, then he is transferred to another town and they pray over him, and perhaps they pray over him a third time in the cemetery. Is there a basis for this?
The Shaykh:
This is an addition of good for the deceased; it is a supplication for the deceased. For the one who did not pray over him, pray over him. There is no harm in that.
The questioner:
And if one person prays twice, sometimes it is his sons who pray twice.
The Shaykh:
The one who died in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner:
And regarding the prayer
The Shaykh:
She used to stand in the mosque, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) missed her. They said she had died at night and they buried her, as if they had kept her matter quiet and did not inform the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered that they show him her grave, and they showed him her grave, and he prayed over her. This contains the repetition of the prayer over the deceased. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1710] حكم تكرار الصلاة على الميت. I الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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