Reciting Surah Faatihah in Janaazah Salaah

Q: Surah Fatihah must be read in every rakah of Salah to be complete, isn't? Then in Salatul Janazah why Surah Fatihah is not read, what if we read it ?

A: Salaatul Janaazah is a dua. It is not a namaaz.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)