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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you perform the funeral prayer, recite the opening chapter of the Quran."  

الطبراني:٢٠٨٧٩ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ثنا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ الْعَمِّيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمْرَانَ ثنا مَرْزُوقٌ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الشَّامِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ قَالَتْ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ فاقْرَءُوا بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ»  

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It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Prophet ﷺ recited the Opening of the Book (Al-Fatihah) in the funeral prayer.  

ابن ماجة:١٤٩٥ – حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَرَأَ عَلَى الْجِنَازَةِ بِفَاتِحَةِ الْكِتَابِ