The Meaning of the Hadith: (The Messenger of Allah forbade burying the deceased at night until the funeral prayer is performed over him)
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The questioner : ... The hadith ... regarding the rulings of funerals. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade burying a man at night until the funeral prayer is performed over him. I read the book, but I have not been able to clarify the statement you made. I would like to clarify it with you personally. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : I think what is mentioned in the book "Rulings on Funerals and Their Innovations" is that the default ruling is that it is not permissible for a Muslim to bury his deceased at night except out of dire necessity. If a dire necessity exists, such as fearing for the deceased due to the heat of the weather that he might swell or become infected, or something similar, then it is permissible to bury him at night. However, if it is easy for him not to bury him and he does not fear that any of what we mentioned earlier will befall his deceased, then he should postpone the burial until the daytime.
The Shaykh: Excuse me.
The Shaykh : I think what is mentioned in the book "Rulings on Funerals and Their Innovations" is that the default ruling is that it is not permissible for a Muslim to bury his deceased at night except out of dire necessity. If a dire necessity exists, such as fearing for the deceased due to the heat of the weather that he might swell or become infected, or something similar, then it is permissible to bury him at night. However, if it is easy for him not to bury him and he does not fear that any of what we mentioned earlier will befall his deceased, then he should postpone the burial until the daytime.
The Shaykh: Excuse me.
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