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What is the ruling on burying the deceased at night, and what is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas 11 times after the funeral prayer?

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Shaykh Al-Albani ruled that the hadith about reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas eleven times over the deceased is weak (da'if). For further information regarding burying the dead at night and reciting the Qur’an over the deceased, please refer to the relevant fatwas.

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