The Ruling on Standing for a Funeral Procession and the Supplication for Entering a Town
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The questioner:
If a funeral procession passes by while we are sitting, do we have to stand, even if we are in the Haram or elsewhere?
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the evidence differs. The correct view is that standing is not obligatory. If one stands, there is no harm; if one sits, there is no harm. This is the correct view. Yes.
The questioner:
What about the supplication for entering a town?
The Shaykh:
Some scholars say that standing for a funeral procession was abrogated. This was the case at first, but then it was abrogated, so standing is not prescribed. Yes.
If a funeral procession passes by while we are sitting, do we have to stand, even if we are in the Haram or elsewhere?
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of disagreement among the scholars, and the evidence differs. The correct view is that standing is not obligatory. If one stands, there is no harm; if one sits, there is no harm. This is the correct view. Yes.
The questioner:
What about the supplication for entering a town?
The Shaykh:
Some scholars say that standing for a funeral procession was abrogated. This was the case at first, but then it was abrogated, so standing is not prescribed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم القيام للجنائز؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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