If what is meant by that prayer is the spirit managing this body, then the spirit has ascended with it to its creator and has left the body, then there is no objection to praying over it. And if what is meant by that prayer is the body rather than the spirit, then whether it is above the earth or under the earth, the Lawgiver does not make any difference, for every one of the human beings has He returned to his origin, and the spirit joined him with the spirits, and the elemental part joined him with the element