The deceased's family prepares food for people and holds celebrations on specific days
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 17458 )
Q 2: A small group of scholars has emerged in our country who call themselves the people of the Sunnah and the community, and they say that food in the deceased's house is permissible and established for three days and for seven days, and on specific days such as Thursday and Friday and after forty days, from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that the deceased hears the greeting and responds and knows the visitor like the living, and asking the deceased for supplication, plastering graves, and building domes
on them, all of this is permissible, and likewise taking money for reciting the Qur'an in tarawih or for the deceased in the form of food, clothing, or currency, whether specified or not, is permissible. Are these matters correct, or do they contradict the Qur'an and the Sunnah?
Vol. 2 : It is prescribed to prepare food for the family of the deceased to the extent of their need; because they are preoccupied with their calamity and unable to prepare food for themselves, so this is a form of consolation for them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered some of his family to prepare food for the family of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) when the news of his killing reached them in Sham , and he said:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 8:37 . As for the family of the deceased preparing food for people and holding celebrations on specific days, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). And Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah , a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: "We considered gathering at the house of the deceased and preparing food after the burial to be part of wailing (niyahah)." As for building domes over graves and building a mosque on them, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed whoever does that; because it is a means to associating partners with Allah (shirk) and it is the practice of the Jews and the Christians . Likewise, plastering graves, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it; because it is a means to associating partners with Allah. In (the two Sahihs) it is narrated from 'A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) that she said: , and from Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: Mishkat al-Masabih 1697 It was narrated by Ahmad and Muslim and al-Tirmidhi and he graded it authentic, and al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah . As for hiring reciters who recite the Qur'an for the soul of the deceased, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), and every religious innovation (bid'ah) is misguidance. Nothing is asked of the deceased, neither supplication nor anything else; because he is not capable of anything. Rather, asking him, seeking aid from him, or seeking help from him, or asking him to supplicate for the questioner, all of this is of the types of major shirk; because it is considered worship of him. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q 2: A small group of scholars has emerged in our country who call themselves the people of the Sunnah and the community, and they say that food in the deceased's house is permissible and established for three days and for seven days, and on specific days such as Thursday and Friday and after forty days, from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that the deceased hears the greeting and responds and knows the visitor like the living, and asking the deceased for supplication, plastering graves, and building domes
on them, all of this is permissible, and likewise taking money for reciting the Qur'an in tarawih or for the deceased in the form of food, clothing, or currency, whether specified or not, is permissible. Are these matters correct, or do they contradict the Qur'an and the Sunnah?
Vol. 2 : It is prescribed to prepare food for the family of the deceased to the extent of their need; because they are preoccupied with their calamity and unable to prepare food for themselves, so this is a form of consolation for them, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered some of his family to prepare food for the family of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) when the news of his killing reached them in Sham , and he said:
Indeed, something has come to them that occupies them.
إنه قد أتاهم ما يشغلهمWhen the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was stricken with illness, he began throwing his cloak over his face, and whenever he was distressed by it, he would remove it. While in that state, he said: "The curse of Allah be upon the Jews and the Christians; they took the graves of their prophets as mosques."
لما نزل برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم طفق يطرح خميصة على وجهه، فإذا اغتم بها كشفها، فقال وهو كذلك: لعنة الله على اليهود والنصارى اتخذوا قبور أنبيائهم مساجدGod’s messenger forbade that graves should be plastered with gypsum, that any erection should be built over them, and that people should sit on them
نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يجصص القبر وأن يبنى عليه وأن يقعد عليه
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