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What is the name of the first person over whom the Funeral Prayer (Salat al-Janazah) was performed?

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The first person the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prayed over directly was As'ad ibn Zurarah. The first person he prayed over in the grave was Al-Bara' ibn Ma'rur. The first person he prayed over in absentia was An-Najashi. As for the first to pray the funeral prayer over the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, it was his uncle Al-Abbas, then the Muhajirun (Emigrants), then the Ansar (Helpers), then the people of the villages. The questioner is advised to ask about matters that entail action.

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