The Duration of Condolences and the Prohibition of Mourning Beyond Three Days
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The prohibition of mourning beyond three days was reported for anyone other than a husband. Or mourning.
The Shaykh:
Mourning, or the empty one, not mourning.
The questioner:
Was the prohibition of mourning beyond three days reported?
The Shaykh:
I mean, from the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 938c Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, he says: The prohibition of mourning beyond three days was reported for anyone other than a wife. He asks: Is this not evidence that the duration of condolences is only three days, and that no condolences are offered after that?
The Shaykh:
They say condolences are offered until the calamity is forgotten. If they forget the calamity after days or a month, or they do not renew the remembrance of the calamity for them, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: The prohibition of mourning beyond three days was reported for anyone other than a husband. Or mourning.
The Shaykh:
Mourning, or the empty one, not mourning.
The questioner:
Was the prohibition of mourning beyond three days reported?
The Shaykh:
I mean, from the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
A woman must not observe mourning for one who had died for more than three
لا تحد امرأة على ميت فوق ثلاثThe questioner:
Yes, he says: The prohibition of mourning beyond three days was reported for anyone other than a wife. He asks: Is this not evidence that the duration of condolences is only three days, and that no condolences are offered after that?
The Shaykh:
They say condolences are offered until the calamity is forgotten. If they forget the calamity after days or a month, or they do not renew the remembrance of the calamity for them, yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-11-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (47:48)
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