The Ruling on a Woman Going to a Funeral Tent
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on a woman going to a funeral tent to console the family of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
A tent; they set up a tent for the condolence, and they gather. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for a man or a woman to go to this tent and this gathering. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I bought.
The Shaykh:
The Companions used to consider gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food to be part of wailing. It is not permissible to go to a tent where they gather for condolences. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is the ruling on a woman going to a funeral tent to console the family of the deceased?
The Shaykh:
A tent; they set up a tent for the condolence, and they gather. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for a man or a woman to go to this tent and this gathering. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: I bought.
The Shaykh:
The Companions used to consider gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food to be part of wailing. It is not permissible to go to a tent where they gather for condolences. Yes.
Source
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