The ruling on standing for the funeral of a disbeliever
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The questioner:
Is it prescribed to stand for the funeral of a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
Are you not a soul? When something impure passed over them, it causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Are you not a soul? In one wording, we said to the angels, and in the other wording, it was said that death causes panic. The Sunnah is that when you see a funeral, you should stand. If you see it, stand up. If someone sits down, he should remain alert until it passes. Yes.
The questioner:
Ahmad, assuming its authenticity, how does this mean it was abrogated? It states that he said, "Stand up," then he said, "Sit down," so he commanded...
The Shaykh:
If the command is authentic, it implies abrogation. However, the fact that he sat down after commanding standing indicates permissibility. But the fact that he commanded standing and then commanded sitting indicates abrogation, first, if it is authentic. However, it needs to be looked into; it may be authentic, or it may be anomalous (shadhdh), because the hadiths commanding standing are numerous in the two Sahihs, one hadith after another.
The presenter:
Major, other than that, from the hadith of Ibn Sa'd, the hadith of Amir, several hadiths passed by him. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The hadith of Abu Sahab is authentic.
The questioner:
There is no harm with it; the meaning of "there is no harm" is that its chain of narration is sound. Yes.
The Shaykh:
If one is in the mosque and then a funeral comes, does he stand as soon as he sees it?
The presenter:
The hadith is general; the hadith is weak; it is recommended (mustahabb).
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, to you.
Is it prescribed to stand for the funeral of a disbeliever?
The Shaykh:
Are you not a soul? When something impure passed over them, it causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). Are you not a soul? In one wording, we said to the angels, and in the other wording, it was said that death causes panic. The Sunnah is that when you see a funeral, you should stand. If you see it, stand up. If someone sits down, he should remain alert until it passes. Yes.
The questioner:
Ahmad, assuming its authenticity, how does this mean it was abrogated? It states that he said, "Stand up," then he said, "Sit down," so he commanded...
The Shaykh:
If the command is authentic, it implies abrogation. However, the fact that he sat down after commanding standing indicates permissibility. But the fact that he commanded standing and then commanded sitting indicates abrogation, first, if it is authentic. However, it needs to be looked into; it may be authentic, or it may be anomalous (shadhdh), because the hadiths commanding standing are numerous in the two Sahihs, one hadith after another.
The presenter:
Major, other than that, from the hadith of Ibn Sa'd, the hadith of Amir, several hadiths passed by him. Yes.
The Shaykh:
The hadith of Abu Sahab is authentic.
The questioner:
There is no harm with it; the meaning of "there is no harm" is that its chain of narration is sound. Yes.
The Shaykh:
If one is in the mosque and then a funeral comes, does he stand as soon as he sees it?
The presenter:
The hadith is general; the hadith is weak; it is recommended (mustahabb).
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, to you.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : نُهِينَا عن اتباع الجنائز، ولم يعزم علينا — islamhouse.com (12:21)
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