Is it permissible for one who finds his friend in the cemetery to smile at him, or is that disliked?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The one following the funeral procession sometimes finds people in the cemetery whom he has not seen for a long time, or people who have a right over him. Is it disliked for him to smile when greeting them, even if he does so artificially to seek their affection?
Answer:
Smiling does no harm, but laughing and loud laughter [do]. As for a mere smile without sound, that does no harm.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The one following the funeral procession sometimes finds people in the cemetery whom he has not seen for a long time, or people who have a right over him. Is it disliked for him to smile when greeting them, even if he does so artificially to seek their affection?
Answer:
Smiling does no harm, but laughing and loud laughter [do]. As for a mere smile without sound, that does no harm.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [610 -2802] هل يجوز لمن وجد صديقه في المقبرة أن يتبسم له أم يكره ذلك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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