Holding a funeral gathering for three days at a rest house
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father passed away, and my uncles decided to hold a funeral gathering for him at one of the rest houses for a period of three days. I objected to them regarding this duration and this specific arrangement, and so there was discord and conflict between us. His question is: Is my action and my objection correct? And is there a set duration for the funeral gathering?
Answer:
You have fulfilled the obligation, and may Allah reward you with good. They are mistaken in this. The funeral gathering has no set duration and no set place. People say it lasts for three days because after three days they forget the calamity. It does not require gathering together or renting a rest house for the funeral gathering, or anything similar to that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: My father passed away, and my uncles decided to hold a funeral gathering for him at one of the rest houses for a period of three days. I objected to them regarding this duration and this specific arrangement, and so there was discord and conflict between us. His question is: Is my action and my objection correct? And is there a set duration for the funeral gathering?
Answer:
You have fulfilled the obligation, and may Allah reward you with good. They are mistaken in this. The funeral gathering has no set duration and no set place. People say it lasts for three days because after three days they forget the calamity. It does not require gathering together or renting a rest house for the funeral gathering, or anything similar to that.
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 (1:06:09)
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