Combining the prayer for Umm Sa'd with the prayer for the martyrs of Uhud

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, how do you reconcile the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer for Umm Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah with his prayer for the martyrs of Uhud eight years later?

The Shaykh:
They said that the prayer for the martyrs of Uhud is not a funeral prayer, but rather a supplication, a farewell, and a parting from them (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not intended to be a funeral prayer. Yes.

The questioner:
We say, Honorable Shaykh.

The Shaykh:
Regarding the martyrs, one does not pray over a martyr, which indicates that what is intended is supplication for them. This visit is recommended: visiting graves and making supplication for them. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did with his martyrs. This is a permanent prescription: it is prescribed that you visit the martyrs, make supplication for them, and seek forgiveness for them. Yes.