Ruling on mentioning the name of the deceased when praying over him
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The honorable Shaykh! Some people, when the deceased is brought forward for the funeral prayer, mention the name of this person. Is there anything wrong with this?
Meaning he says: Is this the one who died, so-and-so ibn so-and-so?The questioner: Yes.
He says: Praying over so-and-so ibn so-and-so.
Answer: Informing people about the deceased when he is brought forward, whether he is male or female, so that the supplication uses the masculine pronoun if he is male or the feminine pronoun if she is female, or if there is a large or small funeral for one who has not reached puberty, informing people so that they supplicate for each deceased person in a manner appropriate to them, is permissible because of the benefit in it.
As for informing them of his name, I do not know; I refrain from ruling on this! It may have a benefit, or it may not have a benefit. For example, there may be among those present someone who has a prior enmity with this specific deceased person, so he turns away from the prayer,And he says: saying, "I am not going to pray over this man," which would cause confusion. Or perhaps he prays over him, but instead of supplicating to Allah for him, he supplicates to Allah against him. So it would be better if the specific naming were left out.
Meaning he says: Is this the one who died, so-and-so ibn so-and-so?The questioner: Yes.
He says: Praying over so-and-so ibn so-and-so.
Answer: Informing people about the deceased when he is brought forward, whether he is male or female, so that the supplication uses the masculine pronoun if he is male or the feminine pronoun if she is female, or if there is a large or small funeral for one who has not reached puberty, informing people so that they supplicate for each deceased person in a manner appropriate to them, is permissible because of the benefit in it.
As for informing them of his name, I do not know; I refrain from ruling on this! It may have a benefit, or it may not have a benefit. For example, there may be among those present someone who has a prior enmity with this specific deceased person, so he turns away from the prayer,And he says: saying, "I am not going to pray over this man," which would cause confusion. Or perhaps he prays over him, but instead of supplicating to Allah for him, he supplicates to Allah against him. So it would be better if the specific naming were left out.