The ruling on placing the funeral in a room and waiting for the imam before praying over it
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Question:
Here is a question about the funeral prayer. He says: The funeral prayer is performed at our place. He says: The funeral is placed in a room at the front of the mosque. The people do not see the funeral except those who are in front of it. What is your honorable opinion on that? Then he says: After the completion of the obligatory prayer, the imam waits for the latecomers to the prayer, and then he stands up for the funeral prayer. What is the ruling on that? May Allah forgive us and you.
Answer:
All of this is fine. All of this, praise be to Allah, is fine. There is no harm in placing the funeral in a specific place, and opening the door in front of the imam so he can pray over it. It is not necessary for everyone who prays over it to see it; that is not required. Yes. And also, yes, yes. Also, the imam waiting after the prayer until those who want to pray over it arrive and the congregation increases, this is also fine; because it is in the public interest. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Your Excellency the Shaykh,
Here is a question about the funeral prayer. He says: The funeral prayer is performed at our place. He says: The funeral is placed in a room at the front of the mosque. The people do not see the funeral except those who are in front of it. What is your honorable opinion on that? Then he says: After the completion of the obligatory prayer, the imam waits for the latecomers to the prayer, and then he stands up for the funeral prayer. What is the ruling on that? May Allah forgive us and you.
Answer:
All of this is fine. All of this, praise be to Allah, is fine. There is no harm in placing the funeral in a specific place, and opening the door in front of the imam so he can pray over it. It is not necessary for everyone who prays over it to see it; that is not required. Yes. And also, yes, yes. Also, the imam waiting after the prayer until those who want to pray over it arrive and the congregation increases, this is also fine; because it is in the public interest. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Your Excellency the Shaykh,
Source
لقاء مفتوح [الرس] — alfawzan.live (31:49)
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