My son passed away and no prayer was performed over him?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : My son passed away, and he was one week old. He was washed, shrouded, and buried, but no prayer was performed over him, and he was not given a name. What is the ruling in this matter? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : There is nothing required of you. But was he not registered in the population register?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : Was he not registered in the family register?
The questioner : No. And Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : How is that?
The questioner : Because he was ill at the time of his birth.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, my brother, this is an excuse against you. May Allah guide you. If a child is born in a hospital, his name must be registered.
The questioner : He was registered, if Allah wills. But should the prayer for the absent one be performed over him?
The Shaykh : No, the prayer for the absent one is not performed over him.
The questioner : And is he not given a name, or is he given a name?
The Shaykh : My brother, he was given a name. You are assuming a situation contrary to reality. He was named in the hospital, and that was the end of it. As for no prayer being performed over him, that is possible. For a child, the funeral prayer is not an individual obligation as it is for an adult man. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.
The questioner : My son passed away, and he was one week old. He was washed, shrouded, and buried, but no prayer was performed over him, and he was not given a name. What is the ruling in this matter? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : There is nothing required of you. But was he not registered in the population register?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : Was he not registered in the family register?
The questioner : No. And Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : How is that?
The questioner : Because he was ill at the time of his birth.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, my brother, this is an excuse against you. May Allah guide you. If a child is born in a hospital, his name must be registered.
The questioner : He was registered, if Allah wills. But should the prayer for the absent one be performed over him?
The Shaykh : No, the prayer for the absent one is not performed over him.
The questioner : And is he not given a name, or is he given a name?
The Shaykh : My brother, he was given a name. You are assuming a situation contrary to reality. He was named in the hospital, and that was the end of it. As for no prayer being performed over him, that is possible. For a child, the funeral prayer is not an individual obligation as it is for an adult man. Therefore, there is nothing wrong with this.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And peace be upon you.