The reason for not praying over the martyr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, why is the funeral prayer not performed for the martyr? And what is the answer to the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying over the martyrs of Badr?
Answer:
The funeral prayer is not performed for the martyr because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray over the martyrs. And we follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We follow the Sunnah. He ordered that they be buried in their clothes and did not pray over them. And that is, Allah knows best, because they are martyrs and are alive with their Lord. Alive with their Lord, receiving sustenance. And because martyrdom is an intercession for them through forgiveness, and they are forgiven.
And this is that they are forgiven. This is, Allah knows best, among the wisdoms, but it is sufficient for us that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray over them. As for what is narrated that he prayed over the martyrs of Uhud after seven years, this is not a prayer of honor; what is meant by it is supplication. He visited them and made du'a for them, and du'a is called prayer. "Pray over them" means "make du'a for them."
Honorable Shaykh, why is the funeral prayer not performed for the martyr? And what is the answer to the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying over the martyrs of Badr?
Answer:
The funeral prayer is not performed for the martyr because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray over the martyrs. And we follow the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). We follow the Sunnah. He ordered that they be buried in their clothes and did not pray over them. And that is, Allah knows best, because they are martyrs and are alive with their Lord. Alive with their Lord, receiving sustenance. And because martyrdom is an intercession for them through forgiveness, and they are forgiven.
And this is that they are forgiven. This is, Allah knows best, among the wisdoms, but it is sufficient for us that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray over them. As for what is narrated that he prayed over the martyrs of Uhud after seven years, this is not a prayer of honor; what is meant by it is supplication. He visited them and made du'a for them, and du'a is called prayer. "Pray over them" means "make du'a for them."
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قتال أهل البغي — islamhouse.com (1:03:19)
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