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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on the deceased's relatives lining up at the cemetery gate to receive condolences

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Question:
After the deceased is buried, his relatives line up at the cemetery gate for people to offer them condolences. Is this permissible?

Answer:
This is an exaggeration. The assumption is that once they finish burying him and supplicate for him, they should leave. If someone who has suffered a loss is met, they offer him condolences without lines, without a gathering, and without...
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/46 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (34:17)

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