Ruling on raising the voice in dhikr when accompanying a funeral

Question:
From Ras al-Ma'rah in the Syrian Arab Republic, a message was sent by a listener. The questioner, Rafi'i, says: We have a custom where people walk with the funeral procession to the cemetery, and then they repeat the phrase: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" in a loud and high voice. Did this come from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it a forbidden religious innovation?
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Answer:
This is a religious innovation; it has no basis. The Salaf, when they were with funerals, would lower their voices, reflecting on the state of the dead and what comes after death. A person would remember these great matters. As for raising the voice with dhikr during the funeral, it has no basis; rather, it is among the religious innovations. However, once the deceased is buried and they are finished with the burial, it is prescribed to make du'a for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished burying the deceased, would stand over him and say: .
So the Sunnah is to make du'a for the deceased: "O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, grant him firmness with the firm word." After the burial is completed: "O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, grant him firmness with the firm word. O Allah, admit him into Paradise and save him from the Fire." There is no harm in this; it is all good. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So asking for forgiveness and firmness for him is good, after the burial. As for raising voices with the funeral, or at the time of burial in a specific manner: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"; this has no basis. Yes.

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