Purchasing a rest house for holding condolence gatherings
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We are from outside this country, and a group of us decided to purchase a rest house to hold condolence gatherings in it because our homes are too small. Is this action prescribed?
Answer:
There are things in the condolences that become part of the mourning ceremonies, like holding the mourning ceremonies. Condolences do not require a rest house. You offer condolences to the bereaved wherever you meet him: in the mosque, in the cemetery, in the market, on the telephone, or on the mobile phone. It is a need for gathering.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: We are from outside this country, and a group of us decided to purchase a rest house to hold condolence gatherings in it because our homes are too small. Is this action prescribed?
Answer:
There are things in the condolences that become part of the mourning ceremonies, like holding the mourning ceremonies. Condolences do not require a rest house. You offer condolences to the bereaved wherever you meet him: in the mosque, in the cemetery, in the market, on the telephone, or on the mobile phone. It is a need for gathering.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:03:04)
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