Announcing the name of the deceased before praying over the funeral
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Question:
Before the honorable Shaykh leads the prayer over a funeral, and before starting the prayer, the imam announces that this is the funeral of so-and-so. Is there any basis in the Sunnah for announcing the name before starting the prayer, or not?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did so with Najashi, meaning he was informed of his death and said, "So-and-so has died." There is no objection to announcing his name so that people may strive to make supplication for him and be sincere in their supplication for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Before the honorable Shaykh leads the prayer over a funeral, and before starting the prayer, the imam announces that this is the funeral of so-and-so. Is there any basis in the Sunnah for announcing the name before starting the prayer, or not?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did so with Najashi, meaning he was informed of his death and said, "So-and-so has died." There is no objection to announcing his name so that people may strive to make supplication for him and be sincere in their supplication for him.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [57] — alfawzan.live (1:19:37)
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