Regarding condolences: receiving the condolence visitors without holding a feast; what is the ruling on that?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My cousin passed away, so we sat in my uncle’s house to receive the condolence visitors without preparing any feasts and without doing anything else. Then one of the students of knowledge came to us and condemned this sitting, saying, “Do not sit in the house and do not receive anyone.” He asked, “What is your guidance in this?” Knowing that the people only offer condolences and then leave without sitting.
Answer:
Organizing this and arranging it is not appropriate. But if someone comes and asks for permission to enter, and you give him permission, he enters and offers his condolences, there is no harm in that. As for you organizing this and sitting to wait for them, there is no basis for that. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My cousin passed away, so we sat in my uncle’s house to receive the condolence visitors without preparing any feasts and without doing anything else. Then one of the students of knowledge came to us and condemned this sitting, saying, “Do not sit in the house and do not receive anyone.” He asked, “What is your guidance in this?” Knowing that the people only offer condolences and then leave without sitting.
Answer:
Organizing this and arranging it is not appropriate. But if someone comes and asks for permission to enter, and you give him permission, he enters and offers his condolences, there is no harm in that. As for you organizing this and sitting to wait for them, there is no basis for that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [315 -582] في العزاء يستقبلون المعزين دون إقامة ولائم، فما حكم ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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