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1031. Al-Mughīrah bin Shu'bah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The rider is to be behind the funeral (procession), and the walker where he wishes, and the child should be prayed over." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. Isrā'il and others reported it from Sa'eed bin 'Ubaidullāh. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ and others. They said that the child is prayed for (i.e., funeral prayers) even if it has not fully developed, once it is known that it has formed. This is the view of Ahmad and Ishāq.
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If a child is born and its cry is heard, or by any means it is proven that the child was alive at the time of birth, it is agreed upon, that the child will be given a bath and a funeral prayer will be performed for it before burial. If a baby is miscarried after four months of pregnancy, and parts of its body are already formed, then, according to Imām Aḥmad, Sa'eed bin Musayyab, Ibn Sirīn and Ishāq, the child will be given a bath and a funeral prayer will be performed for it before burial.
