Consoling the family of the deceased by making du'a for them
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Fatwa number ( 21664 )
Q: 1- It is widespread in our Pakistani lands, particularly in the lands of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan , that when someone dies, people and some scholars come to the family of the deceased to offer condolences. Their form of condolence is du'a; they raise their hands to the sky and strictly adhere to raising their hands in condolence. So much so that if someone leaves out raising the hands in condolence, they criticize him and blame him, saying: "He is one of the Wahhabis." They believe that condolence is exclusively du'a with raised hands in a collective manner. 2- If someone comes to the family of the deceased with a condolence du'a without raising hands, and with what consoles the family and removes their grief and sorrow, people find it strange and disapprove of it, saying about him: "He did not bring the condolence and du'a for the deceased; because condolence and du'a in those regions, among the Muslims of these lands and their scholars, is only raising the hands in du'a." 3- Some people bring a reciter to the family of the deceased to recite some of the Qur'an for them; then they all raise their hands in a collective manner. 4- If ten people come, one of them says: "Raise your hands and make du'a," so everyone present there makes du'a in a collective manner, then they wipe their hands over their faces, then the second one of them calls out and says what the first one did,
and so on, one after another, until the last of them, i.e., the tenth, finishes. We ask you, may Allah preserve you, to answer us comprehensively with evidence for the following questions: 1- What are the established, recommended rulings of condolence in the generations known for goodness, and what is the nature of what they do? 2- What are the Islamic rulings regarding condolence? 3- Is raising the hands in condolence and du'a for the deceased at the home of the family established from the Battle of Autas in the book of Maghazi in the authentic collection of Imam al-Bukhari ? Because it is one of the proofs of the innovators. 4- If someone comes to the family of the deceased and makes du'a for the deceased with du'a of seeking forgiveness and mercy, raising hands in a collective manner, whether with strict adherence or without, is this in both cases following the Sunnah or is it innovation?
A : It is recommended to console the family of the deceased by making du'a for them and making du'a for the Muslim deceased by saying to the bereaved: "May Allah improve your consolation, may Allah compensate your loss, and may Allah forgive your deceased." It is not obligatory to raise the hands, nor is it obligatory for this to be in the house of the family of the deceased; rather, it is valid in any place. And among the ways of consoling the family of the deceased is preparing food for them according to their need and delivering it to them, because they are preoccupied
with their loss from preparing food for themselves, as it came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3132Hasan (Al-Albani) And the du'a should not be collective, because this manner is an innovation; rather, one makes du'a individually. And among what is prescribed in du'a for the deceased is that when the burial is finished, one stands at his grave and says: "O Allah, forgive him. O Allah, grant him steadfastness"; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when they finished burying a deceased: Sunan Abi Dawud 3221Sahih (Al-Albani). And every saying or action in condolence that is not indicated by valid evidence from the Sunnah, it is obligatory to leave it and warn against it. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
Q: 1- It is widespread in our Pakistani lands, particularly in the lands of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan , that when someone dies, people and some scholars come to the family of the deceased to offer condolences. Their form of condolence is du'a; they raise their hands to the sky and strictly adhere to raising their hands in condolence. So much so that if someone leaves out raising the hands in condolence, they criticize him and blame him, saying: "He is one of the Wahhabis." They believe that condolence is exclusively du'a with raised hands in a collective manner. 2- If someone comes to the family of the deceased with a condolence du'a without raising hands, and with what consoles the family and removes their grief and sorrow, people find it strange and disapprove of it, saying about him: "He did not bring the condolence and du'a for the deceased; because condolence and du'a in those regions, among the Muslims of these lands and their scholars, is only raising the hands in du'a." 3- Some people bring a reciter to the family of the deceased to recite some of the Qur'an for them; then they all raise their hands in a collective manner. 4- If ten people come, one of them says: "Raise your hands and make du'a," so everyone present there makes du'a in a collective manner, then they wipe their hands over their faces, then the second one of them calls out and says what the first one did,
and so on, one after another, until the last of them, i.e., the tenth, finishes. We ask you, may Allah preserve you, to answer us comprehensively with evidence for the following questions: 1- What are the established, recommended rulings of condolence in the generations known for goodness, and what is the nature of what they do? 2- What are the Islamic rulings regarding condolence? 3- Is raising the hands in condolence and du'a for the deceased at the home of the family established from the Battle of Autas in the book of Maghazi in the authentic collection of Imam al-Bukhari ? Because it is one of the proofs of the innovators. 4- If someone comes to the family of the deceased and makes du'a for the deceased with du'a of seeking forgiveness and mercy, raising hands in a collective manner, whether with strict adherence or without, is this in both cases following the Sunnah or is it innovation?
A : It is recommended to console the family of the deceased by making du'a for them and making du'a for the Muslim deceased by saying to the bereaved: "May Allah improve your consolation, may Allah compensate your loss, and may Allah forgive your deceased." It is not obligatory to raise the hands, nor is it obligatory for this to be in the house of the family of the deceased; rather, it is valid in any place. And among the ways of consoling the family of the deceased is preparing food for them according to their need and delivering it to them, because they are preoccupied
with their loss from preparing food for themselves, as it came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
Prepare food for the family of Ja'far for there came upon them an incident which has engaged them.
اصنعوا لآل جعفر طعامًا فإنه جاءهم ما يشغلهمSeek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for him, for he will be questioned now.
استغفروا لأخيكم واسألوا له التثبيت فإنه الآن يسأل
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