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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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If the imam steps forward to pray over a funeral and a person says to him that the deceased did not pray, what should he do?

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The questioner : If a funeral is brought to the imam for them to pray over it, and a person says to him, "This man did not pray," and testifies to Allah that this man did not pray, what should he do?

The Shaykh : Is the man trustworthy? And no one knew him?

The questioner : ...؟

The Shaykh : It is not permissible to pray over him.

The questioner : If we say that he

The Shaykh : This is necessary
And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever ولا تصل على أحد منهم مات أبداً
[At-Tawbah 9:84]
Source alathar.net

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