Staying in the deceased's house for three days to receive condolences
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, we have received a question regarding the rulings on condolences. He asks: Is it permissible for the deceased's family and relatives to stay in the deceased's house for three days in order to receive people? He says that this is easier for those offering condolences, especially those who come from outside the city.
Answer:
No, they do not suspend their work and stay for three days. Rather, they go out to their work and are patient with the calamity. Offering condolences is easy. Either one meets him in the mosque, the shop, or the street and says, "May Allah reward you with good and console you in your loss, and may He forgive your deceased one." Or he calls him on the mobile phone or the telephone and offers condolences to him that way. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh,
Honorable Shaykh, we have received a question regarding the rulings on condolences. He asks: Is it permissible for the deceased's family and relatives to stay in the deceased's house for three days in order to receive people? He says that this is easier for those offering condolences, especially those who come from outside the city.
Answer:
No, they do not suspend their work and stay for three days. Rather, they go out to their work and are patient with the calamity. Offering condolences is easy. Either one meets him in the mosque, the shop, or the street and says, "May Allah reward you with good and console you in your loss, and may He forgive your deceased one." Or he calls him on the mobile phone or the telephone and offers condolences to him that way. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, our Shaykh,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 04 / فتاوى على الهواء - 22 01 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (21:29)
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