The Manner of Recitation in the Funeral Prayer
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Question:
He says: I am Sir al-Khatim Muhammad al-Hasan from the Manasir, in Sudan. He has a question in which he asks: What is the ruling on the funeral prayer for the deceased? Is it to be performed quietly? Or loudly? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This question is general: If the questioner means the recitation, then the recitation is quiet; one recites quietly in the funeral prayer and supplicates quietly. If he means something else, we did not understand it. The entire funeral prayer is quiet; one recites quietly and supplicates quietly. Even if his voice is heard by those around him, there is no harm; he owes nothing, and praise be to Allah. The Companions heard the voice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the supplication over the funeral.
The point is: there is no blame on him if his voice is heard by those around him; they may benefit from it. However, it is not prescribed to raise the voice in a way that disturbs those around him. It is only a slight loudness, such that those around him can hear it for the sake of benefit, and some people learn from others. Otherwise, the Sunnah in the funeral prayer, whether at night or during the day, is quietness in the recitation and quietness in the supplication. Yes. But the slight loudness that those around him may hear does no harm. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah.
He says: I am Sir al-Khatim Muhammad al-Hasan from the Manasir, in Sudan. He has a question in which he asks: What is the ruling on the funeral prayer for the deceased? Is it to be performed quietly? Or loudly? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This question is general: If the questioner means the recitation, then the recitation is quiet; one recites quietly in the funeral prayer and supplicates quietly. If he means something else, we did not understand it. The entire funeral prayer is quiet; one recites quietly and supplicates quietly. Even if his voice is heard by those around him, there is no harm; he owes nothing, and praise be to Allah. The Companions heard the voice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the supplication over the funeral.
The point is: there is no blame on him if his voice is heard by those around him; they may benefit from it. However, it is not prescribed to raise the voice in a way that disturbs those around him. It is only a slight loudness, such that those around him can hear it for the sake of benefit, and some people learn from others. Otherwise, the Sunnah in the funeral prayer, whether at night or during the day, is quietness in the recitation and quietness in the supplication. Yes. But the slight loudness that those around him may hear does no harm. Yes.
The presenter: Praise be to Allah.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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