Is it permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a Christian?
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The first question of Fatwa number ( 18795 )
Q 1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a Christian?
A 1 : It is not permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a Christian or any other disbeliever, nor to attend his burial; because Allah has forbidden the loyalty of disbelievers. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:51] , and He the Exalted said: [At-Tawbah 9:84] . This indicates that the ruling encompasses all disbelievers, from the Jews and the Christians and the Zoroastrians and the polytheists and the hypocrites, and following their funerals is a form of loyalty to them. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 1: Is it permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a Christian?
A 1 : It is not permissible for a Muslim to follow the funeral of a Christian or any other disbeliever, nor to attend his burial; because Allah has forbidden the loyalty of disbelievers. Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍAnd do not pray [the funeral prayer, O Muhammad], over any of them who has died - ever - or stand at his grave. Indeed, they disbelieved in Allah and His Messenger and died while they were defiantly disobedient.
وَلاَ تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا وَلاَ تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ إِنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ
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