Does a wife begin her period of mourning for her husband after the funeral prayer and burial?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when is it obligatory for a wife to observe the mourning period for her husband who has passed away? Is it after the funeral prayer and burial? Or when?
The Shaykh:
I saw.
The questioner:
Is it after the prayer and his burial, or does it begin?
The Shaykh:
After the prayer, right?
The questioner:
And his burial.
The Shaykh:
No, the mourning period begins from the moment the husband’s soul departs; she must observe the mourning period, yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The beginning of the waiting period, and the beginning of the waiting period is from the moment the husband’s soul departs, and Allah is the Helper.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when is it obligatory for a wife to observe the mourning period for her husband who has passed away? Is it after the funeral prayer and burial? Or when?
The Shaykh:
I saw.
The questioner:
Is it after the prayer and his burial, or does it begin?
The Shaykh:
After the prayer, right?
The questioner:
And his burial.
The Shaykh:
No, the mourning period begins from the moment the husband’s soul departs; she must observe the mourning period, yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The beginning of the waiting period, and the beginning of the waiting period is from the moment the husband’s soul departs, and Allah is the Helper.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4111- 4717] هل يبدأ إحداد الزوجة على زوجها بعد الصلاة والدفن؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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