The Ruling on Praying the Funeral Prayer Inside the Cemetery
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on performing the funeral prayer inside the cemetery? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with performing the funeral prayer on a body in the cemetery, if they bring it there and have not prayed over it yet. If they did not pray over it in the mosque or the prayer area, they should pray over it in the cemetery, or over the grave after burial. It is permissible to do so in the cemetery or after burial. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on performing the funeral prayer inside the cemetery? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is nothing wrong with performing the funeral prayer on a body in the cemetery, if they bring it there and have not prayed over it yet. If they did not pray over it in the mosque or the prayer area, they should pray over it in the cemetery, or over the grave after burial. It is permissible to do so in the cemetery or after burial. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٤ — archive.org (43:41)
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