The imam’s sermon before the obligatory prayer in the presence of a funeral
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, an imam delivered a sermon to the worshippers before the obligatory prayer while a funeral was present, and he prayed over the deceased after the obligatory prayer. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
The imam, what?
The questioner:
He delivered a sermon to the worshippers before the obligatory prayer while a funeral was present?
The Shaykh:
If the sermon was on the occasion of the funeral, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It may be one of the forms of eulogizing that is forbidden. If the sermon was because of the funeral, this is not permissible. However, if he did not know there was a funeral, or if he did not intend it to be on the occasion of the funeral, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, an imam delivered a sermon to the worshippers before the obligatory prayer while a funeral was present, and he prayed over the deceased after the obligatory prayer. What is the ruling on his action?
The Shaykh:
The imam, what?
The questioner:
He delivered a sermon to the worshippers before the obligatory prayer while a funeral was present?
The Shaykh:
If the sermon was on the occasion of the funeral, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It may be one of the forms of eulogizing that is forbidden. If the sermon was because of the funeral, this is not permissible. However, if he did not know there was a funeral, or if he did not intend it to be on the occasion of the funeral, there is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الجهاد - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:13:05)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.