❖ The Ruling on Performing Funeral Prayer Twice for the Deceased ❖
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Vol. 1, Kitāb al-Janāʾiz, p. 535
Is it permissible to perform Salāt al-Janāzah (funeral prayer) for the same deceased person a second time?
(Questioner: Sājid, Biyāṛ, Kohistān)
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʾAmma baʿd!
A narration recorded in Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār by Imām al-Ṭaḥāwī (رحمه الله) from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه) states:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered on the Day of Uḥud that Ḥamzah (رضي الله عنه) be wrapped in a cloak. Then he prayed over him and said nine takbīrs. Thereafter, the other martyrs were brought and arranged in rows, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed over them and over Ḥamzah along with them again."
(Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār, Vol. 1, p. 503, Bāb al-Ṣalāh ʿala al-Shuhadāʾ)
✔ All narrators of this narration are thiqāt (reliable).
✔ One key narrator is Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq ibn Yasār, an authority in Maghāzī (Prophetic campaigns).
Scholars have deemed him generally trustworthy, despite some criticism. Below are notable scholarly statements:
If a narrator is criticized but has majority support, their narrations are treated as ḥasan li-dhātih (good in themselves) unless a specific fault in a report is proven.
This narration has corroborating chains in:
✔ Based on the above authentic and corroborated narrations:
➤ It is permissible to perform Janāzah prayer a second time for a deceased person.
➤ This applies regardless of whether the same individuals perform it again or a different group offers it later.
(Shahādat Magazine, January 2001)
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Vol. 1, Kitāb al-Janāʾiz, p. 535
❖ Question:
Is it permissible to perform Salāt al-Janāzah (funeral prayer) for the same deceased person a second time?
(Questioner: Sājid, Biyāṛ, Kohistān)
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʾAmma baʿd!
Evidence from Ḥadīth:
A narration recorded in Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār by Imām al-Ṭaḥāwī (رحمه الله) from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنه) states:
"The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered on the Day of Uḥud that Ḥamzah (رضي الله عنه) be wrapped in a cloak. Then he prayed over him and said nine takbīrs. Thereafter, the other martyrs were brought and arranged in rows, and the Prophet ﷺ prayed over them and over Ḥamzah along with them again."
(Sharḥ Maʿānī al-Āthār, Vol. 1, p. 503, Bāb al-Ṣalāh ʿala al-Shuhadāʾ)
Authenticity of the Chain:
✔ All narrators of this narration are thiqāt (reliable).
✔ One key narrator is Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq ibn Yasār, an authority in Maghāzī (Prophetic campaigns).
Regarding Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq:
Scholars have deemed him generally trustworthy, despite some criticism. Below are notable scholarly statements:
- Imām al-Bukhārī included him among trustworthy narrators.
- Imām Ibn al-Jawzī’s criticism was refuted by al-ʿAynī and others.
- Imām al-Dhahabī and al-Ḥākim accepted his narrations with conditions.
- Ḥanafī scholars like al-Zaylaʿī, al-ʿAynī, and Ibn al-Humām affirmed his reliability.
- Imām Ibn Ḥazm quoted him in al-Muḥallā.
- Contemporary scholars such as Aḥmad Riḍā Khān and Muḥammad Idrīs Kāndhalwī also endorsed him.
If a narrator is criticized but has majority support, their narrations are treated as ḥasan li-dhātih (good in themselves) unless a specific fault in a report is proven.
Additional Supporting Evidences:
This narration has corroborating chains in:
- Sunan Ibn Mājah (Ḥadīth 1513)
- Sunan al-Dāraquṭnī (Vol. 4, p. 118)
- al-Sunan al-Kubrā by al-Bayhaqī (Vol. 4, p. 12)
- Musnad Aḥmad (Vol. 1, p. 463)
- al-Mustadrak by al-Ḥākim (Vol. 2 & 3)
- Sīrat Ibn Hishām (Vol. 3, p. 102)
Conclusion:
✔ Based on the above authentic and corroborated narrations:
➤ It is permissible to perform Janāzah prayer a second time for a deceased person.
➤ This applies regardless of whether the same individuals perform it again or a different group offers it later.
(Shahādat Magazine, January 2001)
ھذا ما عندي واللہ أعلم بالصواب
