Performing Janaazah Salaah of a deceased who is not present

Q: Is it permissible for a Hanafi to follow a Shaafi Imam in Salaatul Janaazah alal Ghaaib?

A: No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)