The scholars leaving off the funeral prayer for the people of innovation
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Q: If the scholars leave off the funeral prayer for the people of innovation, does not their action serve as a precedent for people to leave off the funeral prayer for them?
A: The funeral prayer for a deceased Muslim is obligatory, even if he has a religious innovation. Some people pray over them if their innovation does not take them out of Islam. However, if their innovation necessitates their disbelief, then they are not prayed over, nor is forgiveness sought for them; such as the Jahmiyyah, the Mu'tazilah, and the Rafidah who call upon 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and seek aid from him and the people of the House and their like; due to the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the hypocrites and their like: [al-Tawbah: 84].
A: The funeral prayer for a deceased Muslim is obligatory, even if he has a religious innovation. Some people pray over them if their innovation does not take them out of Islam. However, if their innovation necessitates their disbelief, then they are not prayed over, nor is forgiveness sought for them; such as the Jahmiyyah, the Mu'tazilah, and the Rafidah who call upon 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and seek aid from him and the people of the House and their like; due to the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the hypocrites and their like:
And do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.
وَلا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ
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binbaz.org.sa
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