Ruling on offering Janazah Prayer over a man who died after `Asr Prayer, half an hour before Maghrib Prayer

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Q 1: A man who died after `Asr (Afternoon) Prayer, half an hour before Maghrib (Sunset) Prayer. Is it permissible to offer Janazah (Funeral) Prayer over him (at this time)? What is the solution if he was buried without offering Janazah Prayer over him? This incident actually occurred recently, where a person was buried without offering Janazah Prayer over him, because someone said he had heard that offering Salah (Prayer) during this time is prohibited. (Part No. 7; Page No. 262) Thus, they buried the deceased without offering Janazah Prayer over him.

A: It is obligatory to offer Janazah Prayer over the deceased referred to. Burying him without offering Janazah Prayer over him was wrong, since the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) only forbade offering Janazah Prayer during the very brief period shortly before sunset, as authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the Hadith narrated by `Uqbah ibn `Amir. It is obligatory to offer Janazah Prayer over the grave of the mentioned deceased within a month of his burial, since offering Janazah Prayer over the deceased is a collective obligation.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.