al-Zuhri, Ibn Sirin, Qatada, Malik, al-Thawri, al-Shafi'i, Ishaq, and the People of Opinion (Ashab al-Ra'y). If he performs the taslim before performing what he missed, there is no harm; this is the view of Ibn Umar, al-Hasan, Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani, and al-Awza'i. They said: One does not perform the missed part of the funeral takbir. Ahmad said: If he does not perform it, he need not worry. Al-Umari reported from Nafi', from Ibn Umar, that he does not perform it. If he performs the takbir consecutively, there is no harm. Ibrahim said the same, and he also said: He should hasten to perform the takbir before [the imam] lifts [his hands]. Abu al-Khattab said: If he performs the taslim before performing what he missed, is his prayer valid? There are two narrations. The first is: It is not valid. This is the school of Abu Hanifah, Malik, and al-Shafi'i, based on his saying (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "What you catch, pray, and what you miss, complete." In another wording: "Make it up." This is also by analogy to other prayers. Our evidence is the statement of Ibn Umar, and no dissenter from the Companions is known to him. It has been reported from Aisha that she said: O Messenger of Allah, I pray over the funeral, and some of the takbir eludes me? He said: "What you hear, perform the takbir for, and what you miss, there is no obligation upon you to make it up." This is explicit. Furthermore, these are successive takbirs performed while standing, so it is not obligatory to make up what was missed of them, like the takbirs of the Eid prayer. Their hadith was related to the five daily prayers, evidenced by his saying at the beginning of the hadith: "Do not approach it while you are running." It was reported that he ran during the funeral of Sa'd until his cloak fell from his shoulders; thus, it is known that this prayer was not intended by that hadith. Moreover, the hadith we narrated is more specific, so it must be given precedence. The analogy to other prayers is not valid, for one does not perform individual takbirs in any of the [standard] prayers, and it is further invalidated by the takbirs of the Eid prayer. Once this is established, whenever he performs what he missed, he should perform the takbir consecutively, without...