The ruling on going to the funeral mosque to pray the funeral prayer
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The questioner:
The mosque where we prayed a little while ago, or two mosques ago, may Allah reward you. The mosque where you attended the lecture is where the funerals are held. Some of the brothers find an opportunity there and rush to pray in it in order to catch the funerals. I mean, it may not happen regularly, but they might have free time in the afternoon or at midday. So they say, instead of praying at home, I will go pray there and pray over two or three funerals, then I will return. How is that? How is that? May Allah reward you, I mean the mosque. Do you see that they are timing their prayers to be in this mosque? They are hoping to get the reward of the funeral prayer, because there are usually many funerals at certain times, especially at midday and afternoon, where they might pray over four, seven, or five. So they are timing it.
The Shaykh:
It is not just that they are seeking the reward, what does that mean? From... they do not have a specific time, I mean they have free time. It would be better if we prayed here. Yes, may Allah reward you, it appears that there is something competing in you.
The questioner:
Because some students of knowledge say this is an innovation (bid'ah), so why do you leave your mosques and why do you do this?
The Shaykh:
There is something with you. Whoever goes to the mosque, if there is a funeral prayer, he is rewarded. The hadiths
The mosque where we prayed a little while ago, or two mosques ago, may Allah reward you. The mosque where you attended the lecture is where the funerals are held. Some of the brothers find an opportunity there and rush to pray in it in order to catch the funerals. I mean, it may not happen regularly, but they might have free time in the afternoon or at midday. So they say, instead of praying at home, I will go pray there and pray over two or three funerals, then I will return. How is that? How is that? May Allah reward you, I mean the mosque. Do you see that they are timing their prayers to be in this mosque? They are hoping to get the reward of the funeral prayer, because there are usually many funerals at certain times, especially at midday and afternoon, where they might pray over four, seven, or five. So they are timing it.
The Shaykh:
It is not just that they are seeking the reward, what does that mean? From... they do not have a specific time, I mean they have free time. It would be better if we prayed here. Yes, may Allah reward you, it appears that there is something competing in you.
The questioner:
Because some students of knowledge say this is an innovation (bid'ah), so why do you leave your mosques and why do you do this?
The Shaykh:
There is something with you. Whoever goes to the mosque, if there is a funeral prayer, he is rewarded. The hadiths
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (18:06)
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