If multiple funerals are prayed over in a single prayer, does one receive the reward for all of them or not?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. In the Haram, multiple funerals occur. Does the reward that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us about multiply accordingly?
The Shaykh : Yes. If multiple funerals are prayed over in a single prayer, does a person receive the reward for the number of these funerals? It appears so, because it is true that he prayed over two, three, or four funerals, so he receives the reward. But how should he intend? He should intend to pray over all of them. If there are children with them, the child has a specific supplication; when he finishes the supplication for the adults, he supplicates for the children. If there is a man and a woman, he supplicates for them using the dual form, saying, “O Allah, forgive them both.” Likewise, if there are two men, he says, “O Allah, forgive them both.” And if there are two women, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” However, if they are a group of women, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” If they are a group of males, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” If they are males and females, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” The masculine pronoun takes precedence over the feminine pronoun. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes. If multiple funerals are prayed over in a single prayer, does a person receive the reward for the number of these funerals? It appears so, because it is true that he prayed over two, three, or four funerals, so he receives the reward. But how should he intend? He should intend to pray over all of them. If there are children with them, the child has a specific supplication; when he finishes the supplication for the adults, he supplicates for the children. If there is a man and a woman, he supplicates for them using the dual form, saying, “O Allah, forgive them both.” Likewise, if there are two men, he says, “O Allah, forgive them both.” And if there are two women, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” However, if they are a group of women, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” If they are a group of males, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” If they are males and females, he says, “O Allah, forgive them.” The masculine pronoun takes precedence over the feminine pronoun. Yes.