What is the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding those who say, when lifting the deceased onto their shoulders, "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar," and repeat it aloud?
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The questioner : What is the ruling in your view regarding the following: when they carry the deceased on the bier, they say in a loud voice: "Subhan Allah, Alhamdulillah, La ilaha illa Allah, Allahu Akbar," and the rest repeat it in a loud voice. Is this from the Sunnah, is it reported, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : This is not from the Sunnah; I mean raising the voice with dhikr when carrying the funeral.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And walking with it. In fact, raising the voice with dhikr in this situation is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Those who accompany funerals in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were not heard making any sound in dhikr or otherwise. Rather, they carried the deceased, and each one reflected on his end, knowing that he will be as this deceased was: he will be carried after he was a carrier; he will be in the belly of the earth after he was on its back; he will be reckoned after he was a worker capable of working; he will be bound in his grave after he was free, walking from his palace to his shop to his mosque. So, the result is that what is befitting for the one carrying the funeral is to be a thinker and reflector on his end, which is inevitable.
As for dhikr and raising the voice with it, this is not from the guidance of the righteous Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
The questioner : This listener, Umm Nizar, says in this question, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is not from the Sunnah; I mean raising the voice with dhikr when carrying the funeral.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And walking with it. In fact, raising the voice with dhikr in this situation is a religious innovation (bid'ah). Those who accompany funerals in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were not heard making any sound in dhikr or otherwise. Rather, they carried the deceased, and each one reflected on his end, knowing that he will be as this deceased was: he will be carried after he was a carrier; he will be in the belly of the earth after he was on its back; he will be reckoned after he was a worker capable of working; he will be bound in his grave after he was free, walking from his palace to his shop to his mosque. So, the result is that what is befitting for the one carrying the funeral is to be a thinker and reflector on his end, which is inevitable.
As for dhikr and raising the voice with it, this is not from the guidance of the righteous Salaf (may Allah be pleased with them). Yes.
The questioner : This listener, Umm Nizar, says in this question, O honorable Shaykh.