The Ruling on Holding Condolence Gatherings in Tents

Question:
Salih, this questioner says: We gather at the home of the deceased, and each of them brings with them some matters that contradict the Shari'ah. They sit in this tent for three or four days. What is the ruling on this practice?

Answer:
This practice is not permissible. It is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and a display of grief over the deceased. What is prescribed is offering condolences by making du'a' (supplication) for the deceased and for the bereaved. You say, "May Allah reward you with good," "May Allah console you in your loss," and "May Allah forgive your deceased," wherever you happen to meet them, whether in the cemetery, the mosque, the shop, the street, or the office, in any place. There is no need to set up tents, no need to open the doors and sit there, and no need to suspend work. All of this is exaggeration in the matter of condolences. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.