Ruling on traveling to pray over a funeral
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Is it permissible to travel to pray over a funeral?
As for when a person would be missed if he did not attend, either because of his close kinship to the deceased or otherwise,It is said: and people ask, "Why did so-and-so not come?" and the answer between him and his relative is enmity, then attendance becomes necessary to prevent people's talk and gossip. Likewise, if he is a prominent figure whose absence would be noticed at this funeral, he should attend to stop people's tongues and the suspicions of the hypocrites. As for the ordinary man, it is better that he not do so, because this was not the practice of the righteous Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them). The great ones died in Madinah, Makkah, and elsewhere, and no one traveled to pray over them. In fact, I do not know of anyone who traveled to Madinah to pray over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the most noble of creation. Also, this leads to unnecessary expenses, and it leads to people boasting about this matter, competing in it, and taunting one another,If he said: saying, "So-and-so did not go to so-and-so's funeral,"And another says: Yes, because he does not have anything to offer, so it becomes a cause for people to taunt each other and insult one another. As long as the matter was not the practice of the Salaf and it results in harms, leaving it off is better.But the prohibition: I cannot say that it is forbidden, because prohibition requires clear evidence. However, traveling to graves is forbidden, because it is travel intended for a specific place due to the honor of that place; even the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not to be visited by traveling to his grave.
As for when a person would be missed if he did not attend, either because of his close kinship to the deceased or otherwise,It is said: and people ask, "Why did so-and-so not come?" and the answer between him and his relative is enmity, then attendance becomes necessary to prevent people's talk and gossip. Likewise, if he is a prominent figure whose absence would be noticed at this funeral, he should attend to stop people's tongues and the suspicions of the hypocrites. As for the ordinary man, it is better that he not do so, because this was not the practice of the righteous Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them). The great ones died in Madinah, Makkah, and elsewhere, and no one traveled to pray over them. In fact, I do not know of anyone who traveled to Madinah to pray over the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the most noble of creation. Also, this leads to unnecessary expenses, and it leads to people boasting about this matter, competing in it, and taunting one another,If he said: saying, "So-and-so did not go to so-and-so's funeral,"And another says: Yes, because he does not have anything to offer, so it becomes a cause for people to taunt each other and insult one another. As long as the matter was not the practice of the Salaf and it results in harms, leaving it off is better.But the prohibition: I cannot say that it is forbidden, because prohibition requires clear evidence. However, traveling to graves is forbidden, because it is travel intended for a specific place due to the honor of that place; even the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not to be visited by traveling to his grave.