Is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer for someone who drowned in the sea years ago?
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The questioner : And this man says to me: A relative of mine drowned in the sea thirty years ago, and no one prayed over him because of the ignorance of the people at that time. Is it permissible for me to pray over him and call for people to pray over him?
The Shaykh : Pray over him, but do not call for people to pray over him.
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not required of his cousin. It is a collective obligation (fard kifayah) to pray for the deceased.
The Shaykh : Pray over him, but do not call for people to pray over him.
Another questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not required of his cousin. It is a collective obligation (fard kifayah) to pray for the deceased.
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الفتاوى الثلاثية (3) - 1 — binothaimeen.net (20:31)
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