What is the ruling on praying the funeral prayer over the body of the deceased twice?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: A man passed away, and they prayed for him after the midday prayer in the old mosque. When they finished the prayer, they said that he had bequeathed that he be buried in his village. So they carried him to the village, and they arrived with the afternoon prayer. Then they prayed for him in the village mosque after the afternoon prayer. The question is: Some people from Riyadh accompanied him to that village, and they prayed the afternoon prayer in the mosque with the congregation. Then they prayed for the deceased a second time. Is this permissible or not? And if it is not permissible, what is required of them? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is permissible. I mean, this is an addition of good for the deceased and for those who pray. If you pray for him several times, there is no harm in that, especially if you are present for the prayer with the congregation. Do not sit; pray with them and make supplication for him. This is an addition of good for you and it fills the gathering.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: A man passed away, and they prayed for him after the midday prayer in the old mosque. When they finished the prayer, they said that he had bequeathed that he be buried in his village. So they carried him to the village, and they arrived with the afternoon prayer. Then they prayed for him in the village mosque after the afternoon prayer. The question is: Some people from Riyadh accompanied him to that village, and they prayed the afternoon prayer in the mosque with the congregation. Then they prayed for the deceased a second time. Is this permissible or not? And if it is not permissible, what is required of them? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is permissible. I mean, this is an addition of good for the deceased and for those who pray. If you pray for him several times, there is no harm in that, especially if you are present for the prayer with the congregation. Do not sit; pray with them and make supplication for him. This is an addition of good for you and it fills the gathering.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة الجنازة على نفس الميت مرتين؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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