one should hasten with the funeral procession. That is why he said, “The body of a Muslim ought not to be kept back among his family.” Nevertheless, if it is held for an hour or two in order to gather a larger congregation—for example, when someone dies early on a Friday and it is said, “Let us wait until the prayer so that more people may join”—then, God willing, there is no harm in that. Such a brief delay causes no injury. Allah is the One who grants success.