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3180. It was narrated from Ziyād bin Jubair, from his father, that Al-
Mughīrah bin Shu'bah said — and I (the narrator) think that the family of Ziyād told me that he attributed it to the Prophet ﷺ — "The rider should travel behind the Janāzah, and the one who is on foot should walk behind it, in front of it, on its right or on its left, close to it. The funeral prayer should be offered for the miscarried fetus, and supplications for forgiveness and mercy should be made for its parents." (Sahīh)
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There is a difference of opinion concerning the funeral prayer for the miscarried fetus. Imām Ahmad bin Hanbal and Ishaq bin Ibrāhīm hold the view that if the fetus is older than four months and ten days, and soul has been breathed into it, it is necessary to perform the funeral prayer for it. Ibn 'Abbās, however, is of the view that if a child is born with signs of life in it, the funeral prayer must be held for it.
