What is the ruling on offering condolences by reciting Surat al-Fatihah, and is it true that condolences are not based on a specific text, so this is permissible?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, condolences for the death of a deceased person are done by reciting Surat al-Fatihah. Some scholars in our country have said that condolences are not based on a specific text, so this is permissible. Is their statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is not correct; it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Offering condolences by reciting al-Fatihah is a bid'ah. It is not permissible without evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, and there is no evidence for it. Condolences are offered through du'a' (supplication). You say, "May Allah make your loss easy, may Allah reward you with good, and may Allah forgive your deceased." This is what has been transmitted. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In our country, condolences for the death of a deceased person are done by reciting Surat al-Fatihah. Some scholars in our country have said that condolences are not based on a specific text, so this is permissible. Is their statement correct?
Answer:
No, this is not correct; it is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Offering condolences by reciting al-Fatihah is a bid'ah. It is not permissible without evidence from the Book and the Sunnah, and there is no evidence for it. Condolences are offered through du'a' (supplication). You say, "May Allah make your loss easy, may Allah reward you with good, and may Allah forgive your deceased." This is what has been transmitted. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1013 -3022] ما حكم التعزية بقراءة سورة الفاتحة، وهل صحيح أن التعزية غير توقيفية فيجوز هذا؟ — youtube.com
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