Laughter and conversation about worldly matters in the graveyards
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Question:
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, may Allah guide us and them, some Muslims, when they visit the graveyards to bury some of the Muslims, we find them laughing and discussing worldly matters. And when we disapprove of this from them, they say that there is no evidence for the prohibition of that.
Answer:
That is forbidden, and even if it were not forbidden, it is disliked and inappropriate, because the occasion is one of remembrance and reflection. One should not bring any amusement, laughter, or merriment to such a place. Whoever is in that situation should reflect and remember. Yes.
This questioner says: Your Eminence, father, may Allah guide us and them, some Muslims, when they visit the graveyards to bury some of the Muslims, we find them laughing and discussing worldly matters. And when we disapprove of this from them, they say that there is no evidence for the prohibition of that.
Answer:
That is forbidden, and even if it were not forbidden, it is disliked and inappropriate, because the occasion is one of remembrance and reflection. One should not bring any amusement, laughter, or merriment to such a place. Whoever is in that situation should reflect and remember. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، أسئلة اللقاء المفتوح [29-7-1440] مع صاحب المعالي العلامة صالح بن فوزان الفوزان بجامع الرحمانية — youtube.com (32:24)
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