The funeral prayer within the mosque enclosure

Question

(1) What is the ruling on the funeral prayer in the mosque or in the mosque courtyard, that is, on the raised platform of the mosque? (2) In the township of Katut, Asifabad district, Deccan, there is a mosque which has at most (?) 15 or 20 worshippers, and about fifty on Friday. This mosque has two sections, and in front of it a paved platform adjoins it, as is usually the case. From the gate to the paved platform there is an unpaved (earthen)

Answer

(1) The funeral prayer in a mosque without an excuse is makruh: [ar]وصلاة الجنازة في المسجد الذي تقام فيه الجماعة مكروهة[/ar] “The funeral prayer in a mosque in which congregational prayer is held is makruh” (“Alamgiri”, vol. 1, p. 162).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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