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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is gathering funerals in one mosque the practice and method of the Salaf?

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Question:
May Allah grant you success. He says: Is gathering the funerals of the city in one mosque the practice and method of the Salaf?

Answer:
No. This happened because people became lazy and did not take charge of their dead, nor wash them. They started taking them to the washing places, which are designated in some mosques. This is a matter of laziness. Otherwise, if every deceased person were washed in his home with his family, and prayed over in the nearby mosque, that would be better. His neighbors and the people of the mosque where he used to pray would pray over him; that is better.
As for gathering the funerals in one mosque, this causes hardship for the people. It has led to a lack of security, theft, crowding, and harm resulting from this crowding and gathering in specific mosques. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [911 -3022] هل جمع الجنائز في مسجدٍ واحد هو من فعل السلف وطريقتهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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