The people's custom in some countries of giving a sermon at the funeral gathering: What is the ruling on that?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. In funeral gatherings in some countries, they have a custom regarding every funeral that takes place: they perform a sermon in it.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Some people in some countries have the custom that at the funeral gathering, there is always a sermon, so much so that if they do not find someone to give a sermon, they search for one until he comes to deliver a sermon?
The Shaykh : In fact, the funeral gathering is disliked or forbidden. Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1612Da’if (Darussalam) But the problem is that Muslims now, I mean in some places, go to a palace or a camp, and you would think it is a wedding venue because of the lights and the chairs, with this coming out and that going in, Glory be to Allah the Great.
The student: The time is up.
The Shaykh : The time is up.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Some people in some countries have the custom that at the funeral gathering, there is always a sermon, so much so that if they do not find someone to give a sermon, they search for one until he comes to deliver a sermon?
The Shaykh : In fact, the funeral gathering is disliked or forbidden. Jarir ibn 'Abd Allah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) said:
We used to think that gathering with the family of the deceased and preparing food was a form of wailing.
كنا نعد الاجتماع إلى أهل الميت وصنع الطعام من النياحةThe student: The time is up.
The Shaykh : The time is up.