Exaggerations in Condolences and Their Days

Question:
O our Shaykh, long may you live, this is not called condolence. Today, the condolence is greater than the celebration. The celebration, long may you live, ends in a day and a night, or even in a day. But this lasts three days, long may you live, and the Muslims spend on it. Tents are set up, and vehicles block the streets, and people leave their jobs to gather, long may you live. This is something. I mean, no. May Allah accept it, and I do not want anything from you. O Shaykh. May Allah be pleased with you. May Allah grant you success in what... Thank you, O Lord. Thank you. Thank you, thank you.

Answer:
Yes, these exaggerations are not permissible. They also place a burden on people, burdening them with preparing food and feasts, and they cause work to be suspended for three days. They also trouble the bereaved family with serving the visitors. All of this is not permissible. This is not part of the condolence; rather, it is among the practices of . The condolence is easier than that. When you meet the bereaved, you say, “May Allah reward you with good and console you, and may He forgive your deceased.” You may meet him in the mosque, at work, or on the street, and that is sufficient. Or you may speak to him by telephone or mobile phone, or write him a message. All of this fulfills the requirement of the condolence and imposes no burden. Yes.