Those who recited al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer

Abu al-Uryan al-Hadhdha' says: I prayed the funeral prayer behind Sayyiduna al-Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). When he finished the prayer, I took hold of his hand and asked: What did you do? He said: I recited Surah al-Fatihah over it.

Qatadah narrates from a man of Hamdan that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) recited Surah al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer.

Ibn Awn says that al-Hasan used to recite Surah al-Fatihah at every takbir of the funeral prayer.

Al-Dahhak says: Recite Surah al-Fatihah in the first two takbirs of the funeral prayer.

Al-Zuhri says: I heard Abu Umamah narrating to Sa'id bin al-Musayyib that the Sunnah way of the funeral prayer is that Surah al-Fatihah be recited.

Burd says that Makhul used to recite Surah al-Fatihah in the first two takbirs of the funeral prayer, and if the people gave him time to supplicate, he would supplicate in the prayer.

Ubayd bin al-Sabbaq says: I saw Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) recite Surah al-Fatihah at the first takbir of the funeral prayer.

Sa'id says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited aloud in the funeral prayer and then said: I recited aloud only so that you people would know that there is recitation in the funeral prayer.

Abu Ma'bad says that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to join the people in (reciting) al-Hamd (Surah al-Fatihah) in the funeral prayer, and he would say three takbirs over the funeral.

Zayd bin Talhah says that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to recite Surah al-Fatihah in the funeral prayer.

Fadalah, the freed slave of Umar, says that the one who led the funeral prayer of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr or Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited Surah al-Fatihah in it.