His father was buried some time ago and no funeral prayer was performed for him; is it permissible to pray for him now, or not?
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Question:
My father passed away into the mercy of Allah the Exalted, and I was away studying. He was buried without a funeral prayer being performed for him. What is the ruling now? Should the funeral prayer be performed for him or not? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If a long time has not passed, then the funeral prayer is performed for him. The scholars have mentioned that the funeral prayer is performed over the grave up to the grave pit, because during the first month the body of the deceased is generally still present. As for after the month, the body decomposes and turns into dust. So, if the body of the deceased is still intact and the funeral prayer has not been performed for him, it is obligatory to perform the funeral prayer for him up to the limit of one month.
My father passed away into the mercy of Allah the Exalted, and I was away studying. He was buried without a funeral prayer being performed for him. What is the ruling now? Should the funeral prayer be performed for him or not? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If a long time has not passed, then the funeral prayer is performed for him. The scholars have mentioned that the funeral prayer is performed over the grave up to the grave pit, because during the first month the body of the deceased is generally still present. As for after the month, the body decomposes and turns into dust. So, if the body of the deceased is still intact and the funeral prayer has not been performed for him, it is obligatory to perform the funeral prayer for him up to the limit of one month.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، دفن والده منذ مدة ولم يصلى عليه فهل يجوز أن يصلي عليه الآن أم لا؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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