FatwaFederal TerritoriesFunerals & Death
AL-KAFI #1165: ADAKAH SAH SOLAT JENAZAH DI ATAS KUBUR
Is it valid to perform the funeral prayer at a grave?
Short answer
The funeral prayer at a grave is valid and permissible for someone who missed praying over the deceased before burial.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Funerals & Death
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The funeral prayer at a grave is valid and permissible for someone who missed praying over the deceased before burial. The ruling rests on hadiths in which the Prophet prayed at a grave, and on the views of scholars such as al-Shafi'i, Ahmad, al-Nawawi and Ibn Qudamah. Shaykh Daud al-Fatoni adds that the prayer suffices even if the body has decayed, provided it was not prayed over earlier and the grave had never been dug up before.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sah solat jenazah di atas kubur.
Read the full fatwa on the Federal Territories website (new tab)
How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1165: ADAKAH SAH SOLAT JENAZAH DI ATAS KUBUR”, 24 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3225-al-kafi-1165-adakah-sah-solat-jenazah-di-atas-kubur. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/funeral-prayer-at-the-grave-ruling/