The Number of Takbirs in the Funeral Prayer and the Imam’s Addition to Them
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the number of takbirs in the funeral prayer? And if the imam adds to the takbirs beyond four, is there any harm in that?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. There are four takbirs in the funeral prayer. This is what is reported, and this is what is practiced. He does not add a fifth. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: What is the number of takbirs in the funeral prayer? And if the imam adds to the takbirs beyond four, is there any harm in that?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. There are four takbirs in the funeral prayer. This is what is reported, and this is what is practiced. He does not add a fifth. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نكاح الشغار — islamhouse.com (1:00:41)
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