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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Forty-Day Gathering Held for the Deceased After His Death

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: What is called the forty-day gathering held for the deceased after his death, is it an innovation?

Answer:
Yes, it is an innovation, and there is no forty-day gathering for the deceased or for anyone else. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (45:30)

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