Limiting Condolences to Three Days from the Respite Granted to the Family of Ja'far
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted the family of Ja'far a respite of three days. Does this indicate that condolences are limited to only three days?
Answer:
Condolences? Yes. Yes, condolences are limited to three days, because if you come to them after three days, you will remind them of their deceased, and they may have forgotten; you would be reminding them of the calamity. But within three days, they are still remembering the deceased and grieving for him. So when three days have passed, they then forget, and the calamity becomes lighter for them, so do not remind them of it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted the family of Ja'far a respite of three days. Does this indicate that condolences are limited to only three days?
Answer:
Condolences? Yes. Yes, condolences are limited to three days, because if you come to them after three days, you will remind them of their deceased, and they may have forgotten; you would be reminding them of the calamity. But within three days, they are still remembering the deceased and grieving for him. So when three days have passed, they then forget, and the calamity becomes lighter for them, so do not remind them of it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [14] — alfawzan.live (50:00)
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