The ruling on the bereaved and their relatives sitting for three days to receive condolences and prepare food for them
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The Shaykh:
Yes, peace be upon you. Peace.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Regarding the bereaved person whose relative has died, is there anything wrong with him sitting to receive the condolers, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If it is ordinary sitting in his home, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner:
You are in my home, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it, whether preparing food or anything else; it is just sitting, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
He and his brothers, O Shaykh, and his uncles sit.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything wrong with it, if Allah wills, if it is ordinary sitting, with no food preparation or anything.
The questioner:
If the food is for them, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is among the mourners, he is among the visitors.
The questioner:
Their relatives and their group slaughter for them and give them dinner.
The Shaykh:
They send it to them.
The questioner:
They send it to them. Yes, specifically three days, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, we do not establish a specific time for this. We do not establish it.
The questioner:
No, they sit for three days.
The Shaykh:
It has no basis. This three-day period is for a woman; she does not observe mourning for a deceased person except for three days, if it is not for her husband. She is not to observe mourning except for three days. Condolences are limited; one may offer condolences even after ten days, or after a month.
The questioner:
They do not limit the condolences, O Shaykh, but they sit for three days.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not allowed for her.
The questioner:
No, they sit for three days, and after that, it means they may offer condolences and are not prevented. That is, someone may offer condolences after the fourth day, after the fifth day, or after a week, but the sitting is for three days.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything.
The questioner:
There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what it is.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
People accompany the funeral procession, people who accompany the funeral procession.
The questioner:
Yes, this is a matter of facilitating things for the people, not a matter of restricting condolences. There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
And no food is prepared for it or anything.
Yes, peace be upon you. Peace.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh. Regarding the bereaved person whose relative has died, is there anything wrong with him sitting to receive the condolers, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
If it is ordinary sitting in his home, there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner:
You are in my home, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with it, whether preparing food or anything else; it is just sitting, and there is nothing wrong with that.
The questioner:
He and his brothers, O Shaykh, and his uncles sit.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything wrong with it, if Allah wills, if it is ordinary sitting, with no food preparation or anything.
The questioner:
If the food is for them, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
He is among the mourners, he is among the visitors.
The questioner:
Their relatives and their group slaughter for them and give them dinner.
The Shaykh:
They send it to them.
The questioner:
They send it to them. Yes, specifically three days, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
No, we do not establish a specific time for this. We do not establish it.
The questioner:
No, they sit for three days.
The Shaykh:
It has no basis. This three-day period is for a woman; she does not observe mourning for a deceased person except for three days, if it is not for her husband. She is not to observe mourning except for three days. Condolences are limited; one may offer condolences even after ten days, or after a month.
The questioner:
They do not limit the condolences, O Shaykh, but they sit for three days.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is not allowed for her.
The questioner:
No, they sit for three days, and after that, it means they may offer condolences and are not prevented. That is, someone may offer condolences after the fourth day, after the fifth day, or after a week, but the sitting is for three days.
The Shaykh:
I do not know of anything.
The questioner:
There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
I do not know what it is.
The questioner:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
People accompany the funeral procession, people who accompany the funeral procession.
The questioner:
Yes, this is a matter of facilitating things for the people, not a matter of restricting condolences. There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
And no food is prepared for it or anything.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، [5-4 /400] حكم جلوس المصاب وأقاربه 3 أيام لاستقبال المعزين وصنع الطعام لهم II الإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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