What is the difference between the forbidden eulogy and the permissible mention of virtues?
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The questioner : What is the difference between the vow that is forbidden and the mention of virtues after the death of this person?
The Shaykh : The eulogy is done in the manner of partisan support. So one says, "O my father, and who will take me in," meaning because of the partisan support.
The questioner : So sometimes, after the death of the deceased, a person says, "May Allah have mercy on so-and-so, and he was such and such, and such and such, and such and such," not on the basis of partisan support, but on the basis of grief.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong, there is nothing wrong, there is no harm in it.
The Shaykh : The eulogy is done in the manner of partisan support. So one says, "O my father, and who will take me in," meaning because of the partisan support.
The questioner : So sometimes, after the death of the deceased, a person says, "May Allah have mercy on so-and-so, and he was such and such, and such and such, and such and such," not on the basis of partisan support, but on the basis of grief.
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong, there is nothing wrong, there is no harm in it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1211 - 4600 ما الفرق بين الندب المحرم وذكر المناقب الجائز؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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