The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-08b
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The reciter: And Muhammad ibn Hatim narrated to me, Bahz narrated to us, Wahib narrated to us, Sahl narrated to me from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who said: Sahih Muslim 945d
The Shaykh : This indicates what we have mentioned, that the intended meaning is the prayer, even if one does not follow it from the house, based on his statement in the hadith:Sahih Muslim 945d, and that the two qirats are only obtained by the one who prayed and followed.
He who offered prayer over the dead, but did not follow the bier, for him is the reward of one qirat, and he who followed it, for him is the reward of two qirats. It was asked what the qirats were. He said: The smaller amongst the two is equivalent to Uhud.
مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ وَلَمْ يَتْبَعْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ، فَإِنْ تَبِعَهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ، قِيلَ: وَمَا الْقِيرَاطَانِ؟ قَالَ: أَصْغَرُهُمَا مِثْلُ أُحُدٍThe Shaykh : This indicates what we have mentioned, that the intended meaning is the prayer, even if one does not follow it from the house, based on his statement in the hadith: