Is it permissible to pray the funeral prayer while sitting without an excuse?
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The funeral prayer is a communal obligation (fard kifaya), and standing during it is a pillar without which it is invalid, except for an excuse such as an illness that prevents the worshipper from standing. In such a case, it is permissible for him to pray while seated.
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