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Does the reward for the funeral prayer, which is one qirāt, double to become ten qirāṭs, and the reward for following the funeral procession become another ten qirāṭs, or is the total reward for both praying over it and following it only two qirāṭs?

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The Qirat mentioned in the Hadith regarding the reward for attending a funeral is like a great mountain, and the smallest of them is like Mount Uhud. This indicates the عظمت of the reward for simple deeds. There is no evidence that the Qirat is multiplied tenfold. It is sufficient for us to accept the عظمت of the mentioned reward. The Qirat is a measure of reward that applies to both small and large amounts, and it was likened to a great mountain to illustrate the عظمت of the meaning through a large object. The expression "Qirat" might have been used because it is the first of measures, and then it was clarified that it is not like the worldly Qirat, but rather a great Qirat that will be weighed in the scales of the Day of Judgment, and that Allah Almighty has reserved the knowledge of this فضلاً for Himself.

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