Sending the number of funerals in mosques via mobile phone and its relation to announcing a death
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It has become widespread in mobile phone messages to mention the number of funerals in mosques for the purpose of praying over them. For example, a message is sent saying that such-and-such mosque has five funerals, and another has three, and so on. He asks: Is this prescribed? Is it part of the prescribed announcement of a death?
Answer:
No. Informing people of a death for the sake of praying over the deceased and accompanying the funeral is not an announcement of death (na'i); rather, this is a matter of public benefit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced the death of the Najashi, meaning he informed people of it. The meaning of na'i is informing. He informed them of his death so that they would pray over him and make supplication for him. He went out with them and led them in the prayer for the absent one over the Najashi. As for exaggerating in tracking down funerals, it is sufficient for you to attend alone, pray over the deceased, and accompany the funeral. Attend the burial, stand at the grave, and make supplication for them. This is sufficient. Praise be to Allah, you will receive two qirats of reward, each qirat being like a great mountain. This is sufficient. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It has become widespread in mobile phone messages to mention the number of funerals in mosques for the purpose of praying over them. For example, a message is sent saying that such-and-such mosque has five funerals, and another has three, and so on. He asks: Is this prescribed? Is it part of the prescribed announcement of a death?
Answer:
No. Informing people of a death for the sake of praying over the deceased and accompanying the funeral is not an announcement of death (na'i); rather, this is a matter of public benefit. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) announced the death of the Najashi, meaning he informed people of it. The meaning of na'i is informing. He informed them of his death so that they would pray over him and make supplication for him. He went out with them and led them in the prayer for the absent one over the Najashi. As for exaggerating in tracking down funerals, it is sufficient for you to attend alone, pray over the deceased, and accompany the funeral. Attend the burial, stand at the grave, and make supplication for them. This is sufficient. Praise be to Allah, you will receive two qirats of reward, each qirat being like a great mountain. This is sufficient. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن حيله ومكايده : الكلام الباطل والآراء المتهافتة والخيالات — islamhouse.com (1:08:09)
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