A Form of the Forbidden Lamentation
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A person lost a relative in an accident. He received a condolence notice in the newspaper, took it, and hung it in his house. He also placed it on his work desk. He took a picture of the car involved in the accident and placed that in his house and on the desk as well.So one of the people said to him: Is this from the lamentation of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance? Is this correct?
Yes, this is from the lamentation of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is lamentation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade lamentation. Therefore, anything that serves as a cause for stirring up sorrows and renewing them falls under this prohibition.So my advice is: You should contact this man and say: I offer my condolences to you. Let him remove this from his house and from his office desk. Let him seek help from Allah to be patient. I am afraid that this action, in addition to being close to sin, may make patience forbidden.
The questioner: What if he only hung up pictures of the car?The Shaykh: Absolutely not. Let him forget it and turn away from this, as if nothing had happened, and praise be to Allah. [al-Rahman: 26-27]
Yes, this is from the lamentation of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade. This is lamentation, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade lamentation. Therefore, anything that serves as a cause for stirring up sorrows and renewing them falls under this prohibition.So my advice is: You should contact this man and say: I offer my condolences to you. Let him remove this from his house and from his office desk. Let him seek help from Allah to be patient. I am afraid that this action, in addition to being close to sin, may make patience forbidden.
The questioner: What if he only hung up pictures of the car?The Shaykh: Absolutely not. Let him forget it and turn away from this, as if nothing had happened, and praise be to Allah.