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فَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْضُرْ: فَيُسْتَحَبُّ تَقْدِيمُ إِمَامِ الْحَيِّ، ثُمَّ الْوَلِيِّ.
Translation: If he is absent, preferring the neighborhood imam is recommended, then the guardian.

Imām al-ḥayy is the recognized local imam; walī is the legally entitled guardian of the deceased. The author uses yustaḥabb, indicating recommended preference rather than making the order a pillar of the prayer.

Keep the levels of the rule distinct: priority of the ruler, recommended preference for the local imam in his absence, and then the guardian.

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If the ruler is absent

Funeral Prayer: Leadership, Four Takbirs, Supplications and Salam

فَإِنْ لَمْ يَحْضُرْ: فَيُسْتَحَبُّ تَقْدِيمُ إِمَامِ الْحَيِّ، ثُمَّ الْوَلِيِّ.
Translation: If he is absent, preferring the neighborhood imam is recommended, then the guardian.

Imām al-ḥayy is the recognized local imam; walī is the legally entitled guardian of the deceased. The author uses yustaḥabb, indicating recommended preference rather than making the order a pillar of the prayer.

Keep the levels of the rule distinct: priority of the ruler, recommended preference for the local imam in his absence, and then the guardian.