The ruling on a Muslim attending the funeral of his polytheist relative
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to attend the funeral of his polytheist relative? And what should he do if some acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah) occur during the funeral?
Answer:
No, he does not attend it. The disbelievers handle it. The funeral of a disbeliever is handled by the disbelievers, and the Muslim does not attend it; they take charge of them. However, if there is no one among the disbelievers to bury him, then the Muslim buries him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Ali to cover the body of Abu Talib. He said: Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a Muslim to attend the funeral of his polytheist relative? And what should he do if some acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah) occur during the funeral?
Answer:
No, he does not attend it. The disbelievers handle it. The funeral of a disbeliever is handled by the disbelievers, and the Muslim does not attend it; they take charge of them. However, if there is no one among the disbelievers to bury him, then the Muslim buries him, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Ali to cover the body of Abu Talib. He said:
Go and cover the body.
اذهب فواري
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 29 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/كيد الشيطان/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:30)
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