The Form of Supplication in the Funeral Prayer for More Than One Deceased
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If there is more than one funeral, whether of men or women, is the supplication in the singular form, “O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him,” and so on?
Answer:
No, it is for all of them: “O Allah, forgive them, have mercy on them, grant them well-being, and pardon them,” and so on. One uses the plural pronoun. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If there is more than one funeral, whether of men or women, is the supplication in the singular form, “O Allah, forgive him and have mercy on him,” and so on?
Answer:
No, it is for all of them: “O Allah, forgive them, have mercy on them, grant them well-being, and pardon them,” and so on. One uses the plural pronoun. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (59:51)
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