The Ruling on Holding the Fourteenth and Fortieth Day Gatherings for the Deceased
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The questioner:
Is it permissible to hold the fourteenth day gathering for the soul of the deceased and the fortieth day gathering?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah): holding the fortieth day, the fourteenth day, and the sacrifice at the grave. They call it the anniversary of the year. All of this is among the innovations that[An-Najm 53:23]. Yes.
The presenter:
So you advise avoiding these matters.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to avoid these matters and it is obligatory to forbid them.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
That they do not benefit the dead because they are innovations, and there is sin in innovations, not reward. Yes.
Is it permissible to hold the fourteenth day gathering for the soul of the deceased and the fortieth day gathering?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah): holding the fortieth day, the fourteenth day, and the sacrifice at the grave. They call it the anniversary of the year. All of this is among the innovations that
for which Allah has sent down no authority
مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍThe presenter:
So you advise avoiding these matters.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory to avoid these matters and it is obligatory to forbid them.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
That they do not benefit the dead because they are innovations, and there is sin in innovations, not reward. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز إقامة الخميس أو الأربعين على روح المرحوم؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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