It has become widespread in some cemeteries: setting up tents for the purpose of condolence. Is this setting up of tents permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: It has become widespread in some cemeteries to set up tents for the purpose of condolence. Is this setting up of tents permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. It has been reported that there are decisions from the Committee of Senior Scholars, and printed fatwas from Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, but these people do not stop. Even if they wanted to stop, people come to incite them to do this. People rush to bid'ah (religious innovation), may Allah protect us from it; they rush to it. This is not permissible. Condolence is not originally obligatory; condolence is not originally obligatory. How can they build a structure for it, set up chairs, and set up... Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: It has become widespread in some cemeteries to set up tents for the purpose of condolence. Is this setting up of tents permissible?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. It has been reported that there are decisions from the Committee of Senior Scholars, and printed fatwas from Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim, but these people do not stop. Even if they wanted to stop, people come to incite them to do this. People rush to bid'ah (religious innovation), may Allah protect us from it; they rush to it. This is not permissible. Condolence is not originally obligatory; condolence is not originally obligatory. How can they build a structure for it, set up chairs, and set up... Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [753 -939] انتشر في بعض المقابر: إقامة المظلات لأجل العزاء، فهل هذه المظلات وإقامتها أمر جائز؟ — youtube.com
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