Where is the deceased placed if he dies during the prayer?
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Question:
We received this message from one of our esteemed listeners. The sender says: Abdulhalim Muhammad Hussein, from the Arab Republic of Egypt: If a person dies on Friday during the prayer, do we place him in front of us, or behind us?
And thank you.
Answer:
The matter in this is broad; whether he is placed in front, behind, to the right of the worshippers, or to their left, there is no blame in this. The deceased is placed in the mosque, or near the mosque, so that the people can pray, and then he is brought forward for the funeral prayer. There is no blame in his being placed in front of the worshippers, to their right, to their left, or behind them. I do not know of any harm in this. However, the important thing is that they hasten to pray over him before the people leave, so that he benefits from the prayer of the majority, and he is near the mosque, or in the mosque itself, so that he is brought forward for the prayer before the people leave, from the time they finish the prayer, so that he gains the virtue of the large number of worshippers. Yes.
The presenter: Abdulhalim Muhammad Hussein mentions that this person died during the prayer; because he says: during the prayer, do we place him in front of us or behind us, but is he prayed over before he is prepared and washed and...?
The Shaykh: No, this preparation is necessary. So if his intention is that he died, meaning: in the very prayer.
The presenter: Yes; because he says: during the prayer.
The Shaykh: He is left in a part of the mosque, or in the place where he died, until they are finished. He is left in the place where he died until they finish the prayer, then he is moved to the place of his washing, and his shrouding, and his perfuming. Then after that, he is brought forward for the funeral prayer. They do not occupy themselves with him during the prayer; because if they occupied themselves with him, it might disrupt their prayer. But he is left in his place until they say the closing salam, then they verify his death, or they move him to the hospital to know of his death. Then after that, they hasten to prepare him.
We received this message from one of our esteemed listeners. The sender says: Abdulhalim Muhammad Hussein, from the Arab Republic of Egypt: If a person dies on Friday during the prayer, do we place him in front of us, or behind us?
And thank you.
Answer:
The matter in this is broad; whether he is placed in front, behind, to the right of the worshippers, or to their left, there is no blame in this. The deceased is placed in the mosque, or near the mosque, so that the people can pray, and then he is brought forward for the funeral prayer. There is no blame in his being placed in front of the worshippers, to their right, to their left, or behind them. I do not know of any harm in this. However, the important thing is that they hasten to pray over him before the people leave, so that he benefits from the prayer of the majority, and he is near the mosque, or in the mosque itself, so that he is brought forward for the prayer before the people leave, from the time they finish the prayer, so that he gains the virtue of the large number of worshippers. Yes.
The presenter: Abdulhalim Muhammad Hussein mentions that this person died during the prayer; because he says: during the prayer, do we place him in front of us or behind us, but is he prayed over before he is prepared and washed and...?
The Shaykh: No, this preparation is necessary. So if his intention is that he died, meaning: in the very prayer.
The presenter: Yes; because he says: during the prayer.
The Shaykh: He is left in a part of the mosque, or in the place where he died, until they are finished. He is left in the place where he died until they finish the prayer, then he is moved to the place of his washing, and his shrouding, and his perfuming. Then after that, he is brought forward for the funeral prayer. They do not occupy themselves with him during the prayer; because if they occupied themselves with him, it might disrupt their prayer. But he is left in his place until they say the closing salam, then they verify his death, or they move him to the hospital to know of his death. Then after that, they hasten to prepare him.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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