The ruling on asking the mortuary about the presence of funerals in order to pray over them
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. What about the person who calls the mortuary and asks them, “Do you have any funerals?” so that he can go and pray over them?
Another questioner:
It is encouraging the sins of the deceased. He asks them, “Do you have any funerals?” and then goes to pray over them and follow them to the cemetery.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. In fact, there is a reward in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded following the funerals. So if he asks about a funeral in order to follow it, yes, yes.
May Allah reward you. What about the person who calls the mortuary and asks them, “Do you have any funerals?” so that he can go and pray over them?
Another questioner:
It is encouraging the sins of the deceased. He asks them, “Do you have any funerals?” and then goes to pray over them and follow them to the cemetery.
The Shaykh:
There is no harm in that. In fact, there is a reward in it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded following the funerals. So if he asks about a funeral in order to follow it, yes, yes.
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح البخاري، كتاب الإيمان — islamhouse.com (1:02:26)
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