The Prohibition of Sitting Before the Funeral is Placed: Does It Include Those Who Arrived Before It?
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The questioner : Does the prohibition of sitting before the funeral is placed include those who reached the cemetery before the deceased arrived?
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith: “Whoever follows it, let him not sit” indicates that this applies to those who follow it. As for those who preceded it, they may sit, but when it arrives, they stand up; they stand up until it is placed.
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the hadith: “Whoever follows it, let him not sit” indicates that this applies to those who follow it. As for those who preceded it, they may sit, but when it arrives, they stand up; they stand up until it is placed.