An imam who delays the funeral prayer in his mosque until the other mosques have prayed, so that they can catch up with the funeral!
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We have an imam in our district who always delays the funeral prayer until the other mosques have prayed, so that they can catch up with it and pray over it. He asks: Is this prescribed?
The Shaykh:
This is for the benefit of the deceased. If the delay is for the benefit of the deceased, there is nothing wrong with it, provided the delay does not harm the funeral.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
A slight delay is of no benefit. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We have an imam in our district who always delays the funeral prayer until the other mosques have prayed, so that they can catch up with it and pray over it. He asks: Is this prescribed?
The Shaykh:
This is for the benefit of the deceased. If the delay is for the benefit of the deceased, there is nothing wrong with it, provided the delay does not harm the funeral.
The presenter:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
A slight delay is of no benefit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [936 -3022] إمام يؤخر صلاة الجنازة في مسجده حتى تصلي المساجد الأخرى، ليتمكنوا من اللحاق بالجنازة! — youtube.com
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