Is it permissible to perform the funeral prayer for one who abandoned prayer out of laziness?
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The questioner : Two questions, Professor. The first question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : If a person dies having abandoned prayer out of laziness, meaning, is it permissible to walk behind his funeral procession and pray over him?
The Shaykh : This varies depending on the people. If he was among the scholars, role models, and the righteous, then one does not walk behind him. But the general Muslims walk behind him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer is clear.
The questioner : Shaykh, a question, if you please.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : If a person dies having abandoned prayer out of laziness, meaning, is it permissible to walk behind his funeral procession and pray over him?
The Shaykh : This varies depending on the people. If he was among the scholars, role models, and the righteous, then one does not walk behind him. But the general Muslims walk behind him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer is clear.
The questioner : Shaykh, a question, if you please.
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