The Ruling on Praying the Funeral Prayer in the Prayer Area Inside the Cemetery
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer in the prayer area built inside the cemetery?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible to pray over the deceased in the cemetery as well. There is nothing wrong with a funeral; one may pray over it in the cemetery, whether a prayer area has been prepared for it or not. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer in the prayer area built inside the cemetery?
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with it. It is permissible to pray over the deceased in the cemetery as well. There is nothing wrong with a funeral; one may pray over it in the cemetery, whether a prayer area has been prepared for it or not. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك اتخاذها عيدًا — islamhouse.com (46:58)
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