Is there a difference between the person who wills that no wailing be done over him and the person who wills regarding this matter?
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The questioner:
And is there a difference between the person who wills that no wailing be done over him and the person who accepts this matter, that he wills that wailing be done over him? That no wailing be done over him.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it can be divided into three categories. The one who wills that wailing be done over him is known to be a sinner, because he desired the sin and persisted in it. The one who wills that no wailing be done over him is safe from the sin, because he disavowed this act. As for the one who remained silent, what is the ruling? We advise people to include in their wills that no wailing be done over them.
This is if it is in a community where wailing is done, and the custom is to wail over the dead. But if it is in a committed Muslim community, and praise be to Allah, as is the case with us in our lands mostly, this does not need a means, because, praise be to Allah, people are aware of this matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. And if the forms of wailing are multiple.
The Shaykh:
Wailing is entirely forbidden; there is no permissible aspect to it. Its meaning is raising the voice in crying over the deceased and the surrounding area, and displaying innovations and counting the mourners. These are the forms of wailing.
The presenter:
And listening to the recitation of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
This is from the innovations, meaning.
The presenter:
From the innovations of the...
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, meaning holding a gathering for condolences. And the wailing of the mourners over the deceased, this is from the innovations for which Allah has not sent down any evidence for the Muslims.
And is there a difference between the person who wills that no wailing be done over him and the person who accepts this matter, that he wills that wailing be done over him? That no wailing be done over him.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it can be divided into three categories. The one who wills that wailing be done over him is known to be a sinner, because he desired the sin and persisted in it. The one who wills that no wailing be done over him is safe from the sin, because he disavowed this act. As for the one who remained silent, what is the ruling? We advise people to include in their wills that no wailing be done over them.
This is if it is in a community where wailing is done, and the custom is to wail over the dead. But if it is in a committed Muslim community, and praise be to Allah, as is the case with us in our lands mostly, this does not need a means, because, praise be to Allah, people are aware of this matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. And if the forms of wailing are multiple.
The Shaykh:
Wailing is entirely forbidden; there is no permissible aspect to it. Its meaning is raising the voice in crying over the deceased and the surrounding area, and displaying innovations and counting the mourners. These are the forms of wailing.
The presenter:
And listening to the recitation of the Qur'an.
The Shaykh:
This is from the innovations, meaning.
The presenter:
From the innovations of the...
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, meaning holding a gathering for condolences. And the wailing of the mourners over the deceased, this is from the innovations for which Allah has not sent down any evidence for the Muslims.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل هناك فرق بين الشخص الذي يوصي بأن لا يناح عليه والشخص الذي يوصي بهذا الموضوع؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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