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Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When you pray over the deceased, 1 be sincere in your supplication for them."
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 3199 (unverified) 98% confidence · Validation similarity: 0.685
- Candidate: Sunan Ibn Majah 1497 (unverified) 97% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: "When you pray over the deceased..." This means that reciting the Qur'an is neither obligatory nor recommended in the funeral prayer according to us, i.e., with the intention of recitation. However, if one recites Al-Fatihah with the intention of praise, it is permissible. This is mentioned in Al-Ashbah. The basis for this is this hadith, as stated in Umdat ar-Ri'ayah.
Note 1
(۱) قوله : إذا صليتم إلخ : أي لا تجب ولا تسن عندنا قراءة القرآن فيها، أي بنية القرآن، فلو قرأ الفاتحة بنية الثناء جاز. كذا في «الأشباه». والأصل فيه هذا الحديث. كذا في عمدة الرعاية».