The Ruling on Praying the Funeral Prayer in the Mosque and Following Funerals
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The questioner:
He performed the congregational prayer and wished to attend the funeral prayer, but this would affect his work. Did he delay?
The Shaykh:
His job? He is an employee? No, one hour, one hour. If he prays, that is fine, but if it harms others, there is no blame on him.
The questioner:
Following the funerals to pray over them after they have been buried.
The Shaykh:
In. In.
The questioner:
The cemetery. Some people, whenever they come, find a new grave and go lean against it.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not see that it is valid in the first place, because it might be sprinkled with water and be new, or it might be old. However, if one knows that it is a deceased person and comes to pray over him, just as he went to the cemetery and prayed over her grave, he said, "Show me her direction," and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over him.
The questioner:
This is a limit of time.
The Shaykh:
One month. The scholars prescribed one month, approximately one month, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over the mother of Sa'id, and a month had passed for her. Sometimes it is not Hajj, but it is closer to Hajj, because this leads to the prayer of acceptance always.
The questioner:
I do not know if I remember, after eight years.
The Shaykh:
I say that it is a supplication, a supplication for them, a supplication for the deceased.
He performed the congregational prayer and wished to attend the funeral prayer, but this would affect his work. Did he delay?
The Shaykh:
His job? He is an employee? No, one hour, one hour. If he prays, that is fine, but if it harms others, there is no blame on him.
The questioner:
Following the funerals to pray over them after they have been buried.
The Shaykh:
In. In.
The questioner:
The cemetery. Some people, whenever they come, find a new grave and go lean against it.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, I do not see that it is valid in the first place, because it might be sprinkled with water and be new, or it might be old. However, if one knows that it is a deceased person and comes to pray over him, just as he went to the cemetery and prayed over her grave, he said, "Show me her direction," and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over him.
The questioner:
This is a limit of time.
The Shaykh:
One month. The scholars prescribed one month, approximately one month, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over the mother of Sa'id, and a month had passed for her. Sometimes it is not Hajj, but it is closer to Hajj, because this leads to the prayer of acceptance always.
The questioner:
I do not know if I remember, after eight years.
The Shaykh:
I say that it is a supplication, a supplication for them, a supplication for the deceased.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (19:39)
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