How many people were at the funeral of the Prophet ﷺ?
Question
How many people took part in the funeral prayer over the Prophet ﷺ?
Answer
Had the prayer over the blessed bier been performed in congregation, all at one time, it would have been possible to estimate the number of participants. But there people kept coming [one group after another] and praying without an imam, and their number cannot be stated. This manner of prayer was at the suggestion of Hazrat Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ﵁.
Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya
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