The ruling on increasing the rows in the funeral prayer
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The questioner:
Allah knows best, O Shaykh, regarding the evidence for increasing the rows in the prayer over the deceased, even if they are few, meaning that there was no one in the first row.
The Shaykh:
This is the original practice; they line up behind him. This is the original practice. As for what Malik ibn al-Hubayrah did, the chain of narration is weak. He acted based on independent legal reasoning, but it is weak due to a break in the chain. If it is authentic, there is no harm. The action of a Companion serves as a basis for emulation.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
This is the default ruling.
Allah knows best, O Shaykh, regarding the evidence for increasing the rows in the prayer over the deceased, even if they are few, meaning that there was no one in the first row.
The Shaykh:
This is the original practice; they line up behind him. This is the original practice. As for what Malik ibn al-Hubayrah did, the chain of narration is weak. He acted based on independent legal reasoning, but it is weak due to a break in the chain. If it is authentic, there is no harm. The action of a Companion serves as a basis for emulation.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
This is the default ruling.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كان يَنهى عن النعي — islamhouse.com (10:21)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.