Is it permissible to precede the Imam in the funeral prayer?
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It is not permissible to precede the Imam in the funeral prayer, because the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Imam is appointed to be followed." Whenever one precedes the جنازة (bier), or the grave, or the Imam, the prayer of the one who preceded is invalid.
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