The ruling on accepting an invitation to dinner at the home of the bereaved during the period of condolence
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We went to offer condolences to a person who had lost someone, and he insisted on serving us a dinner at his place. Is what we did correct, and is it correct for us to enter his home?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible, it is not permissible. They say this is not allowed, and you should not do anything. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he opens the door, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable, ready.
The Shaykh:
Your insistence, the insistence of others, and they said, “And what did we do? They did not feed us lunch or dinner.” So the door is not to be opened in this case. You are the ones who should provide him with dinner or lunch. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: We went to offer condolences to a person who had lost someone, and he insisted on serving us a dinner at his place. Is what we did correct, and is it correct for us to enter his home?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not permissible, it is not permissible. They say this is not allowed, and you should not do anything. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Meaning, he opens the door, yes.
The questioner:
Honorable, ready.
The Shaykh:
Your insistence, the insistence of others, and they said, “And what did we do? They did not feed us lunch or dinner.” So the door is not to be opened in this case. You are the ones who should provide him with dinner or lunch. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-11-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (49:14)
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