What is the ruling on moving a funeral from one city to another to repeat the prayer over it?
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The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : Moving a funeral from one city to another and repeating the prayer over it?
The Shaykh : This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), a bid'ah, and it is makruh (disliked), except for a valid purpose, in which case it is permissible. However, if it is merely because the location is better or something similar, then it is not permissible. Likewise, it is not permissible just so that the people of the second city can pray over him. I say: O brothers, a person is only benefited by his deeds. If he has no deeds, even if thousands of people pray over him, they will not benefit him except to the extent that they benefit others by praying over them.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding delaying the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones) after the 'Isha' (the night prayer), one said: "Pray it at home, delaying it by an hour or two?"
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), a bid'ah, and it is makruh (disliked), except for a valid purpose, in which case it is permissible. However, if it is merely because the location is better or something similar, then it is not permissible. Likewise, it is not permissible just so that the people of the second city can pray over him. I say: O brothers, a person is only benefited by his deeds. If he has no deeds, even if thousands of people pray over him, they will not benefit him except to the extent that they benefit others by praying over them.
The questioner : Shaykh, regarding delaying the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones) after the 'Isha' (the night prayer), one said: "Pray it at home, delaying it by an hour or two?"
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.