Teaching the prayer over the deceased to one who does not memorize Surat al-Fatihah
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Question:
Now I heard a sleeper reciting the Fatihah or a fragment of it.
Answer:
It is not permissible to rush into error. He should teach him to send blessings upon the Prophet in the second takbir and to make du'a in the third, if it is easy to say Alhamdulillah. If one knows the Fatihah, he knows what is less than it a fortiori. When he says the second takbir, he sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) like the prayer, and when he says the third takbir, he makes du'a for the deceased for forgiveness and mercy. If it is easy to teach him some of what has been reported, that is good.
Now I heard a sleeper reciting the Fatihah or a fragment of it.
Answer:
It is not permissible to rush into error. He should teach him to send blessings upon the Prophet in the second takbir and to make du'a in the third, if it is easy to say Alhamdulillah. If one knows the Fatihah, he knows what is less than it a fortiori. When he says the second takbir, he sends blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) like the prayer, and when he says the third takbir, he makes du'a for the deceased for forgiveness and mercy. If it is easy to teach him some of what has been reported, that is good.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، بداية من كتاب الجنائز — islamhouse.com (1:12:21)
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