What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Fatiha after completing the funeral prayer and before carrying the deceased to the grave?
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The dedication of the reward for reciting the Qur’an to the deceased is permissible according to the majority of scholars. However, singling out Surat Al-Fatihah to be recited after the funeral prayer is an innovation, and every innovation is a bid’ah.
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