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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-357: SOLAT GHAIB DI ZAMAN RASULULLAH
Did the Prophet SAW ever perform the absentee funeral prayer?
Short answer
The Prophet SAW performed the absentee funeral prayer together with his companions when news arrived of the death of al-Najashi, who was in Abyssinia.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The Prophet SAW performed the absentee funeral prayer together with his companions when news arrived of the death of al-Najashi, who was in Abyssinia. The event is recorded in several hadith, including narrations from Imran bin Husoin, Jabir bin Abdillah and Abu Hurairah. The hadith shows that the absentee funeral prayer is legislated, as stated by al-Syafie, Ahmad and the majority of the salaf. In the Syafie school, the person praying must face the qiblah, and the distance between the two places is not a concern.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, solat jenazah ghaib pernah dilakukan Rasulullah SAW dan para sahabat R.anhum ketika menerima berita kematian al-Najashi yang pada waktu itu berada di al-Habsyah.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-357: SOLAT GHAIB DI ZAMAN RASULULLAH”, 22 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/3214-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-357-solat-ghaib-di-zaman-rasulullah. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/did-prophet-perform-absentee-funeral-prayer/