Narrated Yazid bin Habib: The Prophet ﷺ prayed over the martyrs of Uhud after eight years like a man who bids farewell to the living and dead.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Here as well, the original Arabic word (salla) is used.
In which both possibilities exist:
It could mean making supplication (du'a) or performing the funeral prayer (salat al-janazah).
Therefore, this too is not definitive evidence for either one matter.
However, according to some, the second possibility is more predominant.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3224