Praying over a funeral inside the cemetery before burial
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who prays over a funeral with a group behind him inside the cemetery before burial, on the grounds that they missed the prayer inside the mosque?
Answer:
There is no harm. There is no harm in praying over a funeral in the cemetery. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over the grave after it was buried. There is no harm in praying over a funeral at the grave, whether alone or in congregation. There is nothing invalid about it. What is prohibited is praying any prayer other than the funeral prayer, such as the obligatory prayer or a voluntary prayer. That is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who prays over a funeral with a group behind him inside the cemetery before burial, on the grounds that they missed the prayer inside the mosque?
Answer:
There is no harm. There is no harm in praying over a funeral in the cemetery. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over the grave after it was buried. There is no harm in praying over a funeral at the grave, whether alone or in congregation. There is nothing invalid about it. What is prohibited is praying any prayer other than the funeral prayer, such as the obligatory prayer or a voluntary prayer. That is not permissible.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (41:53)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.