The Number of Prayers over a Funeral in the Hadith of the Forty
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The questioner:
Salih, in a hadith narrated by 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) in Sahih Muslim, says: Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said at the end of the hadith:Sahih Muslim 948. The question is: More than one person comes to the mortuary and prays individually over the deceased before he is brought to the Muslim congregation. Does the forty men refer to the first prayer offered over the deceased, or to all the prayers offered over him, or to the prayer of the Muslim congregation?
The Shaykh:
The hadith, in its context, refers to forty men. The best is for them to pray over him in congregation. The more they are, the better. The minimum is two, and there is no limit to the maximum. The more they are, the better. Yes.
The questioner:
And if forty men prayed over him, and two men prayed before the congregation, is the reward established in the first congregation or in all the congregations?
The Shaykh:
In all the congregations. The favor of Allah is vast. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Salih, in a hadith narrated by 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) in Sahih Muslim, says: Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said at the end of the hadith:
If any Muslim dies and forty men who associate nothing with Allah stand over his prayer (they offer prayer over him), Allah will accept them as intercessors for him.
ما من رجل مسلم يموت فيقوم على جنازته أربعون رجلا لا يشركون بالله شيئا إلا شفعهم الله فيهThe Shaykh:
The hadith, in its context, refers to forty men. The best is for them to pray over him in congregation. The more they are, the better. The minimum is two, and there is no limit to the maximum. The more they are, the better. Yes.
The questioner:
And if forty men prayed over him, and two men prayed before the congregation, is the reward established in the first congregation or in all the congregations?
The Shaykh:
In all the congregations. The favor of Allah is vast. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7483 — youtube.com (7:17)
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