The Ruling on Condolences and the Criterion Therein
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The questioner:
Do you mean that offering condolences and going to houses to offer condolences is not permissible, and what is the criterion in that?
The Shaykh:
What is this? Do you mean condolences. Clarify.
The questioner:
Do you mean that offering condolences and going to houses to offer condolences is not permissible, and what is the criterion in that?
The Shaykh:
Offering condolences is recommended. If you meet someone who has lost a close relative, you should say to him, “May Allah improve your consolation, may Allah heal your grief, and may Allah forgive your deceased,” if the deceased was a Muslim, you say, “May Allah forgive your deceased.” There is no need for a gathering and no need for travel. You have the mobile phone, you have the telephone, call him and it is as if you are present with him, as if you are in his presence.
Do you mean that offering condolences and going to houses to offer condolences is not permissible, and what is the criterion in that?
The Shaykh:
What is this? Do you mean condolences. Clarify.
The questioner:
Do you mean that offering condolences and going to houses to offer condolences is not permissible, and what is the criterion in that?
The Shaykh:
Offering condolences is recommended. If you meet someone who has lost a close relative, you should say to him, “May Allah improve your consolation, may Allah heal your grief, and may Allah forgive your deceased,” if the deceased was a Muslim, you say, “May Allah forgive your deceased.” There is no need for a gathering and no need for travel. You have the mobile phone, you have the telephone, call him and it is as if you are present with him, as if you are in his presence.
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم تقصد الذهاب للتعزية في البيوت؟ وما الضابط في ذلك؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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