If I miss the funeral prayer, is it permissible for me to pray it alone, or should I pray it with another congregation? And is it obligatory for everyone present to pray, or is it a collective obligation?
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The questioner : If I miss the funeral prayer, is it permissible for me to pray it alone or with another congregation? And is it obligatory for everyone present to pray, or is it a collective obligation?
The Shaykh : The prayer for the deceased is a collective obligation, not an individual obligation. If a person misses the prayer for the deceased, he should pray over his grave, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over a grave.
As for repeating the prayer for him while he is in the mosque and the deceased has already been taken to the cemetery, that is not valid, because the deceased must be present in front of the one praying, or the one praying must be praying over his grave.
The Shaykh : The prayer for the deceased is a collective obligation, not an individual obligation. If a person misses the prayer for the deceased, he should pray over his grave, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed over a grave.
As for repeating the prayer for him while he is in the mosque and the deceased has already been taken to the cemetery, that is not valid, because the deceased must be present in front of the one praying, or the one praying must be praying over his grave.