May The Funeral Prayer Be Performed Inside A Mosque?

May the funeral prayer be performed inside a mosque?

Funeral prayer is established outside mosques unless there is an excuse. But it is permissible to establish it inside mosques in the event of excuses such as rain, mud, cold weather, etc. (al-Fatawa al-Hindiyyah, I, 181).

According to Shafi’is, it is mustahab to establish it inside if there is no worry about contaminating the mosque (Nawawi, al-Majmu, V, 213). When Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas died, Aisha wanted the corpse to be taken into the masjid so that she could establish funeral prayer too but the Companions did not welcome this demand. Upon this event, Aisha (ra) said, “How forgetful these people are! The Messenger of Allah (saw) established the funeral prayer of Suhayl ibn Bayda’ in the masjid.” (Muslim, Jana’iz, 101).

Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, High Board of Religious Affairs FATWA