If one prays the obligatory prayer with the imam and then begins a voluntary prayer, is it permissible for him to break off the voluntary prayer to join the funeral prayer?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner says that he prayed the obligatory prayer with the imam and then began or started a voluntary prayer. Is it permissible for him to break off the voluntary prayer to join the funeral prayer?
The Shaykh : Yes. If the imam begins, or if the imam finishes the obligatory prayer with the taslim and waits for the funeral, and one of the worshippers stands to pray a voluntary prayer, should he break off the voluntary prayer to pray over the funeral, or should he continue with his voluntary prayer?
Let us look at this: the voluntary prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah), and the prayer over the funeral is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). The collective obligation is better than the recommended practice. Therefore, he should break off the voluntary prayer and join the imam in the funeral prayer. Then, after he has prayed over the funeral, he can pray the voluntary prayer later. However, if he prays the voluntary prayer and leaves the funeral prayer, he will miss it. For this reason, we say: break off the voluntary prayer so that you can pray over the funeral. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. A man says that he entered the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : Even if it is a regular voluntary prayer (rawatib), it is all the same. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. If the imam begins, or if the imam finishes the obligatory prayer with the taslim and waits for the funeral, and one of the worshippers stands to pray a voluntary prayer, should he break off the voluntary prayer to pray over the funeral, or should he continue with his voluntary prayer?
Let us look at this: the voluntary prayer is a recommended practice (sunnah), and the prayer over the funeral is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). The collective obligation is better than the recommended practice. Therefore, he should break off the voluntary prayer and join the imam in the funeral prayer. Then, after he has prayed over the funeral, he can pray the voluntary prayer later. However, if he prays the voluntary prayer and leaves the funeral prayer, he will miss it. For this reason, we say: break off the voluntary prayer so that you can pray over the funeral. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. A man says that he entered the state of ihram from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : Even if it is a regular voluntary prayer (rawatib), it is all the same. Yes.