What is the ruling on some people praying over the deceased before the imam prays?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on some people praying over the deceased before the imam prays?
Answer:
This is one of the bad actions. This haste is not acceptable; it is not acceptable if you come to the mosque and rush ahead of the imam to pray over the deceased. This is not right. The one who is brought to the mosque, the imam prays over him. Wait, my brother, wait until the imam comes and pray with him. However, if you reached the deceased before he was brought to the mosque, and you found him prepared and washed, and you prayed over him before he was brought to the mosque, then the matter is more correct in this case. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on some people praying over the deceased before the imam prays?
Answer:
This is one of the bad actions. This haste is not acceptable; it is not acceptable if you come to the mosque and rush ahead of the imam to pray over the deceased. This is not right. The one who is brought to the mosque, the imam prays over him. Wait, my brother, wait until the imam comes and pray with him. However, if you reached the deceased before he was brought to the mosque, and you found him prepared and washed, and you prayed over him before he was brought to the mosque, then the matter is more correct in this case. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [487 -939] ما حكم قيام بعض الناس بالصلاة على الأموات قبل صلاة الإمام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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