Carrying the wife of the deceased and circumambulating with her around the grave
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Fatwa number ( 12256 )
Q: Some people, when a person dies, have one of the women who has not yet reached menstruation carry the wife of the deceased and circumambulate with her around the grave of her deceased husband seven times to the right and seven times to the left. Some people have tried to advise them to stop this practice, but they did not listen to their advice. We hope that you will inform us about this issue: is what these people are doing prescribed, or is it a religious innovation?
A: This act is forbidden because it is a religious innovation, and it is not permissible to innovate in the religion. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: Some people, when a person dies, have one of the women who has not yet reached menstruation carry the wife of the deceased and circumambulate with her around the grave of her deceased husband seven times to the right and seven times to the left. Some people have tried to advise them to stop this practice, but they did not listen to their advice. We hope that you will inform us about this issue: is what these people are doing prescribed, or is it a religious innovation?
A: This act is forbidden because it is a religious innovation, and it is not permissible to innovate in the religion. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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