The Ruling on the Funeral Prayer in the Cemetery
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Question:
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer in a prayer area inside the cemetery, without a barrier between the prayer area and the graves?
Answer:
The obligatory prayer is not performed in the graves. As for the funeral prayer, it is permissible to perform it in the cemetery for one who missed praying with the congregation. He prays over the deceased in the cemetery, even if the deceased has been buried and he has not prayed over him; he prays over the grave. As for establishing a mosque inside the cemetery, this is only for funeral prayers, or for the workers who work in the cemetery, on the condition that it is separated from the cemetery by a wall between it and the cemetery. Yes.
This questioner asks: Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer in a prayer area inside the cemetery, without a barrier between the prayer area and the graves?
Answer:
The obligatory prayer is not performed in the graves. As for the funeral prayer, it is permissible to perform it in the cemetery for one who missed praying with the congregation. He prays over the deceased in the cemetery, even if the deceased has been buried and he has not prayed over him; he prays over the grave. As for establishing a mosque inside the cemetery, this is only for funeral prayers, or for the workers who work in the cemetery, on the condition that it is separated from the cemetery by a wall between it and the cemetery. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/055 — archive.org (8:54)
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