Limiting condolences to three days
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there any basis in the Shari'ah for limiting condolences to three days?
The Shaykh:
No. All condolences, whether people gather for them or set specific days for them, have no basis. You console the bereaved without being restricted by a specific time or a gathering. You console him if you pass by him, or if you see him in the mosque or the market, or you contact him through communication means and console him. That achieves the objective. Yes.
The presenter:
If Allah wills, that is all.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is there any basis in the Shari'ah for limiting condolences to three days?
The Shaykh:
No. All condolences, whether people gather for them or set specific days for them, have no basis. You console the bereaved without being restricted by a specific time or a gathering. You console him if you pass by him, or if you see him in the mosque or the market, or you contact him through communication means and console him. That achieves the objective. Yes.
The presenter:
If Allah wills, that is all.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فإذا عرف أن كل حركة فأصلها الحب والإرادة ... — islamhouse.com (1:16:47)
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