Is opening the house for condolences without any fuss considered a religious innovation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is opening the door of the house for the purpose of condolences, without any fuss, considered among the religious innovations?
Answer:
It has no basis. Yes, indeed. Stopping work and sitting in the houses for three days has no basis; rather, it is among what is prohibited. The Companion said, "We considered gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food to be part of wailing." The Companions, the Salaf, and those who came after them did not stop their work, sit in their houses, and receive the condolers. All of this is an invented matter. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is opening the door of the house for the purpose of condolences, without any fuss, considered among the religious innovations?
Answer:
It has no basis. Yes, indeed. Stopping work and sitting in the houses for three days has no basis; rather, it is among what is prohibited. The Companion said, "We considered gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food to be part of wailing." The Companions, the Salaf, and those who came after them did not stop their work, sit in their houses, and receive the condolers. All of this is an invented matter. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1563] هل فتح البيت للعزاء من غير تكلف يعتبر بدعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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