Is it permissible to perform the absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib) for the earthquake victims in Algeria who perished under the rubble, and perhaps no one has prayed over them yet?
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The absentee funeral prayer (Salat al-Gha'ib) is legislated for the deceased if it is highly probable that no prayer was performed over them. However, it is more preferable to wait until the body is recovered and the prayer is performed over it, if the search for retrieving the bodies is underway.
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