The Ruling on Praising the Deceased and Mentioning His Qualities at the Time of His Death
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on what some people do when one of the righteous passes away? They stand and say, “We have lost so-and-so, whose deeds were such-and-such,” and they praise him and mention his qualities. Is this part of wailing?
Answer:
Yes. What falls under wailing is that one prays for him, seeks forgiveness for him, and makes du'a for him; this is what benefits the deceased. As for praising him, this does not benefit the deceased; rather, it may even harm him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: What is the ruling on what some people do when one of the righteous passes away? They stand and say, “We have lost so-and-so, whose deeds were such-and-such,” and they praise him and mention his qualities. Is this part of wailing?
Answer:
Yes. What falls under wailing is that one prays for him, seeks forgiveness for him, and makes du'a for him; this is what benefits the deceased. As for praising him, this does not benefit the deceased; rather, it may even harm him. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 30-10-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (50:09)
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