Is it permissible for the same congregants to repeat the prayer for the deceased?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The jurists permitted praying over the absent deceased (Salat al-Gha'ib) for up to a month after their burial. However, if the deceased is in the same town and has not been prayed over, it is permissible to pray at their grave. They based this on the of Ibn Abbas, which states that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed at a fresh grave, and the hadith of the black woman who used to clean the mosque, over whom the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed after her burial. It is not prescribed to repeat the funeral prayer for someone who has already prayed it once.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/57929
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 57929
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy