How is the deceased placed in the funeral prayer: in front of or behind the worshippers?
Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 2026
When performing the funeral prayer (Salat al-), the deceased is placed in front of the worshippers, and the Imam stands at the waist of a female deceased and at the head of a male deceased. For more rulings regarding the funeral prayer, one can refer to the thematic index of the website's fatwas, specifically No. 37660.
Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/67325
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 67325
- Imported
- Translation status
- Source text, unreviewed
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy