The ruling on writing sermons and poems in mourning for scholars and its connection to wailing
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. When a number of the great scholars passed away, sermons, writings, and poems were composed in the newspapers and elsewhere. Does this count as wailing?
Answer:
It is not considered wailing, but one should not exaggerate. Exaggeration in writings is not appropriate because it may turn into wailing. In itself, it is not wailing, but it is exaggeration, and exaggeration may turn into its opposite. One should be moderate in matters.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. When a number of the great scholars passed away, sermons, writings, and poems were composed in the newspapers and elsewhere. Does this count as wailing?
Answer:
It is not considered wailing, but one should not exaggerate. Exaggeration in writings is not appropriate because it may turn into wailing. In itself, it is not wailing, but it is exaggeration, and exaggeration may turn into its opposite. One should be moderate in matters.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [34] — alfawzan.live (1:07:45)
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