The ruling on printing papers to inform people of someone's death and the time of the funeral prayer?

The questioner : Yes. May Allah bless you, Shaykh. In some countries, when one of their people dies, they go to the printer, to the printing presses, and print white papers written with the name of the deceased, the time of the burial, and the place where the prayer will be held. Then they take these papers and hang them in some places, meaning they look for places where the relatives of this deceased person are. They have no proof for this, but their explanation is so that people know he has died so they can pray over him and the number of attendees will be large.

The Shaykh : Who prays? Do they mean the funeral prayer over the Prophet?

The questioner : This is prescribed.

The Shaykh : Bring me Professor Ali.

The questioner : Attending the funeral prayer, attending the funeral procession, and the burial.

The Shaykh : It appears that there is no harm in this, meaning there is no harm in informing relatives or non-relatives that someone has died for the sake of praying over him, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced the death of the Negus when he died and ordered his companions to pray over him.

The presenter : Thank you. Yes.