What is the ruling on the call to prayer (adhan) when lowering the deceased into the grave, and is it permissible to stop someone who has started the adhan if there is doubt about its permissibility?
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The call to prayer () at the time of placing the deceased in the grave is an innovation (bid'ah). Whoever is able to prevent the one making the call from doing so, let him do so.
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