What is the ruling on holding a feast after forty days have passed since the death of the deceased?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: After forty days have passed since the death of the deceased, his family holds a feast, slaughters a sheep, and gives it in charity. Is this prescribed?
Answer:
It is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and not permissible. They call this the "sacrifice of the grave." This is a bid'ah and is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: After forty days have passed since the death of the deceased, his family holds a feast, slaughters a sheep, and gives it in charity. Is this prescribed?
Answer:
It is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and not permissible. They call this the "sacrifice of the grave." This is a bid'ah and is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم إقامة مأدبة بعد مرور أربعين يوما من وفاة الميت؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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