The Ruling on Repeating the Funeral Prayer for the Deceased
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Question:
He says: If a person washes the deceased and shrouds him, should he pray over him, or should he pray over him after the Muslims have prayed over him? If the one who washed him and was present for the washing prays over him before the Muslims pray over him, and then he leaves and prays over him a second time, and likewise his female relatives do so before the Muslims pray over him, what is the ruling?
Answer:
There is no objection to praying over the deceased after he has been washed and shrouded. There is no objection to groups or individuals, whether men or women, praying over him. However, the one who has prayed over him should not repeat the prayer a second time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: If a person washes the deceased and shrouds him, should he pray over him, or should he pray over him after the Muslims have prayed over him? If the one who washed him and was present for the washing prays over him before the Muslims pray over him, and then he leaves and prays over him a second time, and likewise his female relatives do so before the Muslims pray over him, what is the ruling?
Answer:
There is no objection to praying over the deceased after he has been washed and shrouded. There is no objection to groups or individuals, whether men or women, praying over him. However, the one who has prayed over him should not repeat the prayer a second time. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/205 — archive.org (11:15)
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