The Condition That the Deceased Be from the People of the Sunnah in Supplication for Him
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some students of knowledge, when they supplicate for the deceased in the funeral prayer, condition their supplication on the deceased being from the people of the Sunnah. Is this condition prescribed?
Answer:
No, no, it is not prescribed. One should have a good opinion of the Muslims and supplicate for the deceased without imposing a condition. This is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some students of knowledge, when they supplicate for the deceased in the funeral prayer, condition their supplication on the deceased being from the people of the Sunnah. Is this condition prescribed?
Answer:
No, no, it is not prescribed. One should have a good opinion of the Muslims and supplicate for the deceased without imposing a condition. This is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تابع فصل ثم إن في اتخاذ القبور أعيادًا من المفاسد العظيمة ... - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:00:40)
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