In our country, they raise their hands to recite al-Fatihah for the deceased. If I do not do so, a problem arises?
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Question:
The questioner: Outside our country, when someone dies, people gather and raise their hands to offer condolences by reciting al-Fatihah quietly. This is the common custom. Is it permissible for me to raise my hands with them and make du'a for the deceased without reciting al-Fatihah? Because if I do not raise my hands with them, I will have a problem with them?
Answer:
Do not participate with them in the bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah: raising the hands with the intention of making du'a for the deceased. One makes du'a for the deceased without raising the hands, without raising the hands and without a specific time. Explain to them that this is their custom. The salam ends. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
The questioner: Outside our country, when someone dies, people gather and raise their hands to offer condolences by reciting al-Fatihah quietly. This is the common custom. Is it permissible for me to raise my hands with them and make du'a for the deceased without reciting al-Fatihah? Because if I do not raise my hands with them, I will have a problem with them?
Answer:
Do not participate with them in the bid'ah (religious innovation). This is a bid'ah: raising the hands with the intention of making du'a for the deceased. One makes du'a for the deceased without raising the hands, without raising the hands and without a specific time. Explain to them that this is their custom. The salam ends. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2547- 4717] في بلادنا يرفعون أيديهم لقراءة الفاتحة للميت وإذا لم أفعل ذلك حصلت مشكلة؟ -صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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