Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Leads Funeral Prayer for Late Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh

Riyadh, The Gulf Observer: Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday performed the funeral prayer for Saudi Arabia’s late Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh, at the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh.

The Royal Court announced earlier in the day that Sheikh Abdulaziz, who also served as head of the Council of Senior Scholars, passed away in Riyadh at the age of 82.

The funeral prayer was held after the Asr prayer, with large numbers of senior officials, religious scholars, and citizens in attendance.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered funeral prayers in absentia to be held at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, and in mosques across the Kingdom.

In a statement, the Royal Court said: “With the passing of Al-Sheikh, Saudi Arabia and the Islamic world have lost a distinguished scholar who made significant contributions to the service of Islam and Muslims.”

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman extended their condolences to the family of the late Grand Mufti, to the Saudi people, and to Muslims worldwide.