Reciting al-Fatihah and Raising the Hands in Condolences
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I went to offer condolences to one of the brothers who had lost a relative. When we entered the place, there was a person standing and reciting al-Fatihah, and everyone stood up and raised their hands to the sky, reciting al-Fatihah. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Answer:
This is a bid'ah. They recite al-Fatihah over the grave, they recite it in the condolence gathering. This is a bid'ah. It is not reported that al-Fatihah is recited in these places, and there is no evidence for it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I went to offer condolences to one of the brothers who had lost a relative. When we entered the place, there was a person standing and reciting al-Fatihah, and everyone stood up and raised their hands to the sky, reciting al-Fatihah. This is a bid'ah (religious innovation).
Answer:
This is a bid'ah. They recite al-Fatihah over the grave, they recite it in the condolence gathering. This is a bid'ah. It is not reported that al-Fatihah is recited in these places, and there is no evidence for it.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (1:11:50)
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