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1033. ‘Aishah narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ performed Ṣalāt over Suhail bin Al-Baiḍā’ in the Masjid.” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Abū ‘Eisā said: This Hadīth is Ḥasan. This is acted upon according to some of the people of knowledge. Ash-Shāfi‘ī said: “Mālik said that the funeral prayer is not performed over the deceased in the Masjid.” Ash-Shāfi‘ī said: “The deceased is prayed over in the Masjid.” And he argued using this Hadīth.
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Commentary
According to Imām Ash-Shāfi‘ī, Imām Ahmad and Ishāq, performing the funeral prayer in the mosque is lawful and approved because ‘Umar performed the funeral prayer for Abū Bakr in the mosque and Suhaib too performed ‘Umar’s funeral prayer in the mosque. (At-Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi v.2, p. 146.)