The late congregation in the funeral prayer: do they pray in their place or move forward to the funeral?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is observed in the mosques where the funeral prayer is held that the congregation that is late to the first congregation remains at the back of the mosque. When the funeral prayer is performed, they stay at the back of the mosque and do not join the front rows. Is their action prescribed?
Answer:
The late congregation? How is it a late congregation? They are not one congregation. They pray two congregations for the obligatory prayer; how is that? Or are they those who missed the prayer, those who missed the prayer, and they formed another congregation? If they remain in their place and pray over the funeral while in their position and do not move forward, and if this is the question, then it is better for them to move forward and join their brothers, and for the rows to be close together. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is observed in the mosques where the funeral prayer is held that the congregation that is late to the first congregation remains at the back of the mosque. When the funeral prayer is performed, they stay at the back of the mosque and do not join the front rows. Is their action prescribed?
Answer:
The late congregation? How is it a late congregation? They are not one congregation. They pray two congregations for the obligatory prayer; how is that? Or are they those who missed the prayer, those who missed the prayer, and they formed another congregation? If they remain in their place and pray over the funeral while in their position and do not move forward, and if this is the question, then it is better for them to move forward and join their brothers, and for the rows to be close together. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [166 -582] الجماعة المتأخرة في صلاة الجنازة، هل تصلي في مكانها أم تتقدم إلى الجنازة؟ — youtube.com
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