The funeral prayer: Is it better to be performed in the prayer area or in the mosque?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O honorable Shaykh. Is it better for the funeral prayer to be performed in the prayer area or in the mosque?
The Shaykh : The better option is whichever is easier.
The questioner : Whichever is easier.
The Shaykh : Whichever is easier. We are not aware, as far as we know, that there are specific prayer areas for funerals. Perhaps in some countries there is a specific prayer area for funerals, but I do not know.
The questioner : The intention is the Sunnah, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, the Sunnah is whichever is easier. Whichever is easier for the people, because a larger number of attendees and mourners is better regarding the location.
The questioner : O our honorable Shaykh, there are young men in some of the lands of Islam.
The Shaykh : No, I prefer you over the sons of the Ansar.
The Shaykh : The better option is whichever is easier.
The questioner : Whichever is easier.
The Shaykh : Whichever is easier. We are not aware, as far as we know, that there are specific prayer areas for funerals. Perhaps in some countries there is a specific prayer area for funerals, but I do not know.
The questioner : The intention is the Sunnah, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, the Sunnah is whichever is easier. Whichever is easier for the people, because a larger number of attendees and mourners is better regarding the location.
The questioner : O our honorable Shaykh, there are young men in some of the lands of Islam.
The Shaykh : No, I prefer you over the sons of the Ansar.