If a funeral procession is brought in while I am praying a voluntary prayer, should I break off the prayer and pray over the deceased, or what should I do?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you and benefit Islam and the Muslims through you. Noble Shaykh, a questioner says: If a funeral procession is brought in while I am praying a voluntary prayer, should I break off the prayer and pray over the deceased, or should I continue with the voluntary prayer and miss the funeral prayer?
The Shaykh : It is said janazah and jinaazah, and the difference between them is that jinaazah is the bier on which the deceased lies, while janazah is the deceased himself. This is why we say “pray over the janazah” and not “pray over the jinaazah.” Do you understand the difference? As for the answer to the question, we say: If you are in a voluntary prayer and the funeral is brought in, do not break off your prayer. Because when the Muslims have already prayed, the funeral prayer becomes a recommended practice (sunnah) for this man, and the recommended practice that one has already started is more deserving of being maintained than the recommended practice that one is about to start. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Noble Shaykh, and this questioner says: If the one praying recites in a silent prayer a verse in which...
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer now? This happens often in this mosque, the Sacred Mosque. The funerals are not announced until some time has passed. So if a person starts a voluntary prayer and then the announcement is made, he should continue in his prayer, and the funeral prayer has already been performed by a sufficient number of people.
The Shaykh : It is said janazah and jinaazah, and the difference between them is that jinaazah is the bier on which the deceased lies, while janazah is the deceased himself. This is why we say “pray over the janazah” and not “pray over the jinaazah.” Do you understand the difference? As for the answer to the question, we say: If you are in a voluntary prayer and the funeral is brought in, do not break off your prayer. Because when the Muslims have already prayed, the funeral prayer becomes a recommended practice (sunnah) for this man, and the recommended practice that one has already started is more deserving of being maintained than the recommended practice that one is about to start. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. Noble Shaykh, and this questioner says: If the one praying recites in a silent prayer a verse in which...
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer now? This happens often in this mosque, the Sacred Mosque. The funerals are not announced until some time has passed. So if a person starts a voluntary prayer and then the announcement is made, he should continue in his prayer, and the funeral prayer has already been performed by a sufficient number of people.