Explaining the meaning of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) statement regarding the funeral prayer
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
The most ignorant people among the ignorant are the young men in the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque who do not pray over the dead, saying, "We do not know who they are." This is ignorance, and such speech is not permissible. The default for Muslims is Islam, and praise be to Allah. So if someone is brought for the funeral prayer, pray over him, unless you know, unless you know and are certain that he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. As for mere suspicions, doubts, and illusions, that is from Satan. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
The most ignorant people among the ignorant are the young men in the Sacred Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque who do not pray over the dead, saying, "We do not know who they are." This is ignorance, and such speech is not permissible. The default for Muslims is Islam, and praise be to Allah. So if someone is brought for the funeral prayer, pray over him, unless you know, unless you know and are certain that he is an apostate from the religion of Islam. As for mere suspicions, doubts, and illusions, that is from Satan. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [624 -1024] ما حكم الصلاة على من لا نراه يصلي في المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:37)
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