The ruling on gathering with the family of the deceased and staying with them
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The questioner:
And Allah, if we prepare a meal for them tomorrow, either lunch or dinner, and then they gather in the house of the deceased and have lunch together and dinner together, is this part of the wailing (niyahah) that we considered a gathering?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, if they invite people to eat with them, there is no harm; because there may be a large number of people. If they invite people to eat with them, there is no harm. May Allah reward you.
The presenter:
Sitting with the family of the deceased. May Allah reward you.
The questioner:
Sitting with the family of the deceased for a period of a day or a night, like traveling to offer condolences, is it permissible for you, and staying with them?
The Shaykh:
This is, with the praise of Allah, it may be a burden on them, or they may like it. So the matter is, hopefully, if Allah wills, if there is no hardship on them and no burden.
And Allah, if we prepare a meal for them tomorrow, either lunch or dinner, and then they gather in the house of the deceased and have lunch together and dinner together, is this part of the wailing (niyahah) that we considered a gathering?
The Shaykh:
There is no harm, if they invite people to eat with them, there is no harm; because there may be a large number of people. If they invite people to eat with them, there is no harm. May Allah reward you.
The presenter:
Sitting with the family of the deceased. May Allah reward you.
The questioner:
Sitting with the family of the deceased for a period of a day or a night, like traveling to offer condolences, is it permissible for you, and staying with them?
The Shaykh:
This is, with the praise of Allah, it may be a burden on them, or they may like it. So the matter is, hopefully, if Allah wills, if there is no hardship on them and no burden.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، بداية من حديث : الميت يعذب في قبره بما نِيحَ عليه — islamhouse.com (9:50)
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