If one follows the funeral procession but does not pray over the deceased, does he receive a qirat?
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The Shaykh : It is said that in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah in al-Bukhari, So what is the case of the one who followed the funeral procession but did not pray over the deceased? Does he get a qirat or not?
Why does he not pray over it if he follows it? He should pray over it in the cemetery so that he obtains two qirats.
The questioner : Alone, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if alone. The hadith is general. The hadith is general.
The questioner : ...؟
The Shaykh : No, because it says, "Whoever attends it until it is buried."
Whoever prays over a funeral and then follows it has two qirats, and whoever prays over it and does not follow it has one qirat.
من صلى على جنازة ثم تبعها كان له قيراطان ، ومن صلى عليها ولم يتبعها كان له قيراطWhy does he not pray over it if he follows it? He should pray over it in the cemetery so that he obtains two qirats.
The questioner : Alone, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if alone. The hadith is general. The hadith is general.
The questioner : ...؟
The Shaykh : No, because it says, "Whoever attends it until it is buried."