What should I do if I missed one or more takbirs in the funeral prayer?
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The questioner : From the funeral prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. So what is the ruling? This happens often, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh :Sahih al-Bukhari 635
The questioner : So after
The Shaykh : After the imam says the taslim, you perform the two takbirs and then say the taslim.
The questioner : Okay, and what do I do after the first takbir if I said the takbir after the imam had already said the taslim? I say the takbir, the takbir, two takbirs if I missed two takbirs.
The Shaykh : It is this.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. After the first of the two takbirs, I recite al-Fatihah, like that.
The Shaykh : You caught two takbirs behind the imam.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So in the first takbir, you are supposed to have recited al-Fatihah.
The questioner : This is how the order is.
The Shaykh : Listen, do it just as you do when you pray the obligatory prayer.
The questioner : And after the takbir of ...
The Shaykh : If you came to the 'Isha' prayer, for example, and caught the imam in the third or fourth rak'ah and you entered the prayer by saying Allahu Akbar, what do you do? Do you not recite al-Fatihah?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same method; you apply it in the funeral prayer.
The questioner : Okay, so if I caught two takbirs and then the imam said the taslim, and I came with the third takbir, do I make du'a' for the deceased after the third takbir?
The Shaykh : Just as you would do if you prayed with the imam in the first rak'ah, in the first takbir.
The questioner : And the two 'Eids, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Missing the first rak'ah of the two 'Eids, or both rak'ahs; the one praying, meaning he caught the tashahhud in the prayer of the two 'Eids.
The Shaykh : O people, the examples are repeated very often. Take the rule; you will be at ease.Sahih al-Bukhari 635
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. So what is the ruling? This happens often, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh :
and pray whatever you get (with the people) and complete the rest which you have missed
فما أدركتم فصلوا وما فاتكم فأتمواThe questioner : So after
The Shaykh : After the imam says the taslim, you perform the two takbirs and then say the taslim.
The questioner : Okay, and what do I do after the first takbir if I said the takbir after the imam had already said the taslim? I say the takbir, the takbir, two takbirs if I missed two takbirs.
The Shaykh : It is this.
The questioner : Yes, indeed. After the first of the two takbirs, I recite al-Fatihah, like that.
The Shaykh : You caught two takbirs behind the imam.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : So in the first takbir, you are supposed to have recited al-Fatihah.
The questioner : This is how the order is.
The Shaykh : Listen, do it just as you do when you pray the obligatory prayer.
The questioner : And after the takbir of ...
The Shaykh : If you came to the 'Isha' prayer, for example, and caught the imam in the third or fourth rak'ah and you entered the prayer by saying Allahu Akbar, what do you do? Do you not recite al-Fatihah?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, it is the same method; you apply it in the funeral prayer.
The questioner : Okay, so if I caught two takbirs and then the imam said the taslim, and I came with the third takbir, do I make du'a' for the deceased after the third takbir?
The Shaykh : Just as you would do if you prayed with the imam in the first rak'ah, in the first takbir.
The questioner : And the two 'Eids, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Missing the first rak'ah of the two 'Eids, or both rak'ahs; the one praying, meaning he caught the tashahhud in the prayer of the two 'Eids.
The Shaykh : O people, the examples are repeated very often. Take the rule; you will be at ease.