Waiting for the number or the time of prayer to pray over the deceased
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Question:
If a man is brought into the mosque at ten o’clock after he has been washed and shrouded, do they wait until the midday prayer, or do they hasten to pray over him? And do they wait until the number of forty men is complete?
Answer:
No, that is not the case. They do not wait for the sake of the number. They do not wait for the sake of the number; they pray over him even if they are few, and they do not delay him. As for delaying it so that some of his relatives who are absent, or some of the scholars, or some of the people of virtue, may attend, there is no harm in that, as it is in the interest of the deceased and the living. However, if there is no benefit in delaying it, or if there is a fear of harm or decay for him, then they should hasten to bury him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
If a man is brought into the mosque at ten o’clock after he has been washed and shrouded, do they wait until the midday prayer, or do they hasten to pray over him? And do they wait until the number of forty men is complete?
Answer:
No, that is not the case. They do not wait for the sake of the number. They do not wait for the sake of the number; they pray over him even if they are few, and they do not delay him. As for delaying it so that some of his relatives who are absent, or some of the scholars, or some of the people of virtue, may attend, there is no harm in that, as it is in the interest of the deceased and the living. However, if there is no benefit in delaying it, or if there is a fear of harm or decay for him, then they should hasten to bury him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/45 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (39:48)
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