Praying over the grave and over one who did not live in the same era
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the prescribed time, it is not required that there be a specific duration of an hour either. It is permissible to pray for the Prophet or for the deceased, facing this direction.
Answer:
This applies to those who were contemporaries of the deceased. It is not the case that someone is created a thousand years after his death and says, "I want to pray for him." That is not known or established. However, if a person dies and you are present and alive, and you did not pray for him, you may pray for him at his grave, even if the time has passed. As for one who is created and born later, no, he does not pray at the grave of his fathers, nor at the grave of his grandfathers, nor at the grave of anyone else. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
Honorable Shaykh, regarding the prescribed time, it is not required that there be a specific duration of an hour either. It is permissible to pray for the Prophet or for the deceased, facing this direction.
Answer:
This applies to those who were contemporaries of the deceased. It is not the case that someone is created a thousand years after his death and says, "I want to pray for him." That is not known or established. However, if a person dies and you are present and alive, and you did not pray for him, you may pray for him at his grave, even if the time has passed. As for one who is created and born later, no, he does not pray at the grave of his fathers, nor at the grave of his grandfathers, nor at the grave of anyone else. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجنائز - 2 — islamhouse.com (28:15)
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