Ruling on Standing for a Funeral
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Question:
Is it disliked to stand for a funeral when it is brought...?
Answer:
No, it is a recommended practice. When it is brought, it is a recommended practice to stand for the funeral. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1311 It is the Sunnah to stand for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) provided reasons in hadiths, saying in them (peace and blessings be upon him): In one wording, he said: In another wording: .
So it is the Sunnah to stand for it, but it is not obligatory. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and sat (peace and blessings be upon him). Since he stood and sat, this indicates that standing is not obligatory. So if one stands when he sees it coming toward him, he stands until it passes by him, and this is better. And if he sits and does not stand, there is nothing wrong with it; there is no blame on him.
But whoever follows it remains until it is placed. Whoever follows the funeral walks with it; it is the Sunnah for him to remain standing until it is placed on the ground, away from the heads of the men, or from the car if it is being carried in a car, onto the ground.
Is it disliked to stand for a funeral when it is brought...?
Answer:
No, it is a recommended practice. When it is brought, it is a recommended practice to stand for the funeral. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whenever you see a funeral procession, you should stand up.
إذا رأيتم الجنازة فقومواWe only stood for the angels
إنما قمنا للملائكةIndeed, for the dead there is a commotion
إن للموت فزعةIs it not a soul?
أليست نفسًاSo it is the Sunnah to stand for it, but it is not obligatory. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and sat (peace and blessings be upon him). Since he stood and sat, this indicates that standing is not obligatory. So if one stands when he sees it coming toward him, he stands until it passes by him, and this is better. And if he sits and does not stand, there is nothing wrong with it; there is no blame on him.
But whoever follows it remains until it is placed. Whoever follows the funeral walks with it; it is the Sunnah for him to remain standing until it is placed on the ground, away from the heads of the men, or from the car if it is being carried in a car, onto the ground.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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