The Ruling on Exaggeration in Announcing a Death in Newspapers
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The questioner:
Exaggeration in the death announcement that appears in newspapers. Enlarging the page size is not forbidden; it falls under what is prohibited.
The Shaykh:
In any case, one should first leave it off, and the condition is that they should not spend a lot of money on it without any benefit.
The presenter:
If it costs, if Allah wills, if it is fifty-six.
The Shaykh:
What is spent on this, spending on what has no reason for it.
Exaggeration in the death announcement that appears in newspapers. Enlarging the page size is not forbidden; it falls under what is prohibited.
The Shaykh:
In any case, one should first leave it off, and the condition is that they should not spend a lot of money on it without any benefit.
The presenter:
If it costs, if Allah wills, if it is fifty-six.
The Shaykh:
What is spent on this, spending on what has no reason for it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - كان يَنهى عن النعي — islamhouse.com (10:50)
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