The ruling on weeping during the funeral prayer for the deceased
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The questioner:
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, another question regarding the funeral prayer. Some people weep for the deceased. Is the funeral prayer like the obligatory prayer in this regard?
The Shaykh:
Yes. Yes, indeed. If he weeps during the prayer for the funeral because he remembers the deceased, or weeps to emphasize the supplication that Allah forgive him and have mercy on him, weeping out of compassion for him, that is good. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But note this: artificiality is not permissible. However, if it happens naturally without artificiality, there is nothing wrong with it.
And likewise, may Allah preserve you, another question regarding the funeral prayer. Some people weep for the deceased. Is the funeral prayer like the obligatory prayer in this regard?
The Shaykh:
Yes. Yes, indeed. If he weeps during the prayer for the funeral because he remembers the deceased, or weeps to emphasize the supplication that Allah forgive him and have mercy on him, weeping out of compassion for him, that is good. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
But note this: artificiality is not permissible. However, if it happens naturally without artificiality, there is nothing wrong with it.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب البكاء في الصلاة من خشية الله - تعالى - — islamhouse.com (48:53)
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