Does the condolence end after three days, and what is the ruling on saying: “May Allah improve your consolation” when the first three days are completed?
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Question:
Does the condolence end after three days, or does it not end as long as the calamity remains in the heart? And what is the ruling on saying “May Allah improve your consolation” when the first three days are completed?
Answer:
There is no specific time limit for the condolence to end, because there is no evidence for that. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) say that one offers condolences for three days, because after three days the calamity is forgotten, so it is not renewed for him a second time. This is merely by way of reasoning; as for evidence, there is no evidence for that. Rather, one offers condolences according to the appropriate occasion. It may be that some people were absent or did not know of his death, so the opportunity for them to offer condolences opens up. And the closer the condolence is to the time of death, the better and more complete it is. Yes.
Does the condolence end after three days, or does it not end as long as the calamity remains in the heart? And what is the ruling on saying “May Allah improve your consolation” when the first three days are completed?
Answer:
There is no specific time limit for the condolence to end, because there is no evidence for that. However, the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) say that one offers condolences for three days, because after three days the calamity is forgotten, so it is not renewed for him a second time. This is merely by way of reasoning; as for evidence, there is no evidence for that. Rather, one offers condolences according to the appropriate occasion. It may be that some people were absent or did not know of his death, so the opportunity for them to offer condolences opens up. And the closer the condolence is to the time of death, the better and more complete it is. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل التعزية تنتهي عند تمام ثلاثة أيام وما حكم قول: أحسن الله عزاءكم عند تمام الأيام الثلاثة الأولى؟ — youtube.com
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