Is it permissible to ask about the deceased whether he prayed and whether he had a debt before praying over him?

The questioner : To proceed: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you. The questioner says: Is it permissible to ask about the deceased before praying over him?

The Shaykh : Is it permissible?

The questioner : Is it permissible to ask about the deceased before praying over him?

The Shaykh : The question.

The questioner : Yes, by asking whether he prayed or whether he had a debt?

The Shaykh : As for asking whether he prayed, it is not permissible. The default for Muslims is that they pray. It is not permissible to ask, when a body is brought in, whether he prays or not?
But sometimes a funeral is brought to you and you doubt whether he prays or not, because you did not see him in the gathering, he started in the mosque, and nothing is mentioned about him except evil. So do you ask? We say: No, do not ask either. Make a condition, and Allah knows everything. Say: O Allah, if he was a Muslim, forgive him and have mercy on him. And you have with your Lord what you conditioned.
As for the question, "Does he have a debt?" this is not asked except by the Imam or the Imam's deputy in a situation where debts on the deceased are common, so that they may say: if he has a debt and no means to pay it, the Imam or his deputy does not pray over him. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when a deceased person was brought to him, would ask, "Does he have a debt?" If they said, "Yes," he would say, "Pray over your companion." If they said, "No," he would pray over him. Until Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) opened the doors of wealth for him (peace and blessings be upon him) and wealth became abundant with him. He then said, "I am more deserving of the believers than themselves. Whoever leaves behind wealth, it is for his heirs. Whoever leaves behind debts or dependents, they are my responsibility." (peace and blessings be upon him).