Is it permissible for the Imam to say the Taslim immediately after the fourth Takbir in the funeral prayer, knowing that what comes after the fourth Takbir is a general supplication for the living and the deceased? And is it obligatory for the congregant to say two Taslims if the Imam says two, even though the congregant's madhhab dictates a single Taslim in the funeral prayer?

Scholars have differed concerning the ruling on supplicating after the fourth Takbir in the funeral prayer. Some hold it to be legislated, while others do not. Imam Ahmad was of the view that there is no legislated supplication after the fourth Takbir, or that one supplicates and then performs the taslim. However, if the Imam performs two taslims, it is legislated for the congregant to follow him, even if his madhhab is to suffice with one taslim. This is analogous to following the Imam in the qunut of Fajr prayer. In conclusion: The more cautious approach is to follow the Imam in the second taslim.