The Ruling on the Wedding Feast for the Family of the Deceased
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Question:
Your Eminence, father, he says: A custom has become widespread in the region that when a person dies, a feast is held for the son of the deceased, called a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) for the deceased. This is done by the relatives of the deceased’s son or his colleagues, and it is an innovated custom that is not abandoned. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
The established Sunnah from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is that food is prepared for the family of the deceased according to their need, and this is what is presented to them. This is the Sunnah. Anything beyond that has no basis and is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Your Eminence, father, he says: A custom has become widespread in the region that when a person dies, a feast is held for the son of the deceased, called a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) for the deceased. This is done by the relatives of the deceased’s son or his colleagues, and it is an innovated custom that is not abandoned. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
The established Sunnah from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is that food is prepared for the family of the deceased according to their need, and this is what is presented to them. This is the Sunnah. Anything beyond that has no basis and is contrary to the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-016-الإيمان حقيقته أركانه شعبه ثمراته|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:12:24)
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