The Ruling on Drinking Coffee and Eating Dates at Condolences and the Condition of Fasting
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does drinking coffee and eating dates at the condolence for a deceased person fall under the ruling of the innovations of mourning gatherings?
The Shaykh:
Simple and ordinary matters do not have an effect, if Allah wills. Drinking coffee, eating dates, this is an ordinary thing with no exaggeration. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner:
And this questioner says: What…
The Shaykh:
He says: To those who come to offer condolences, you say: You are fasting, do not come unless you are fasting. This is not right, neither an excess nor a deficiency. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does drinking coffee and eating dates at the condolence for a deceased person fall under the ruling of the innovations of mourning gatherings?
The Shaykh:
Simple and ordinary matters do not have an effect, if Allah wills. Drinking coffee, eating dates, this is an ordinary thing with no exaggeration. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner:
And this questioner says: What…
The Shaykh:
He says: To those who come to offer condolences, you say: You are fasting, do not come unless you are fasting. This is not right, neither an excess nor a deficiency. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/613] هل يعد شرب القهوة وأكل التمر في العزاء من البدع؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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