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( إعلاء السنن: 8/254، إدارة القرآن )
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In the hadith mentioned above, it is stated that when offering salatul janaza, Abu Hurairah (Radiyallaahu Anhu) recited the following things: praise of Allah (which includes thanaa’ i.e. Subhanakallaahumma wa bihamdika..), darood and dua. Surah Fatiha was not mentioned. The narration shows that Abu Huraira (Radiyallahu Anhu) did not consider Surah Fatiha to be a necessary component of Salatul Janaza. Besides Abu Huraira (Radiyallahu Anhu), Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu), Abdullah Ibn Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) and Ali (Radiyallahu Anhu) also did not consider Surah Fatiha to be an integral part of Salatul Janaza.
If someone recites Surah Fatiha in Salatul Janaza, it is makrooh if it is done with the intention of qira’ah (i.e. reciting the Quran – as one does in the 5 daily prayers), because Salatul Janaza is for making dua, not for reciting the Quran. If, however, someone recites Surah Fatiha in Salatul Janaza with the intention of dua, then it is permissible. Those narrations of the Sahaba in which reciting Surah Fatiha in Salatul Janaza has been mentioned actually mean reciting Surah Fatiha with the intention of dua, not with the intention of qira’ah.
( إعلاء السنن: 8/254، إدارة القرآن )
ه
And Allah knows best.
Mufti Faizal Riza
Darul Ifta Australia
www.mufti-online.net