Is it prescribed for a woman to observe mourning for someone other than a mahram?
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Question:
But she (the woman) may observe mourning for someone other than a mahram, such as a scholar, or a man of virtue?
Answer:
Yes, she may observe mourning for three days or less; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade observing mourning for a deceased person for more than three days.
Q: But for someone who is not a relative, for example...?
The Shaykh: The hadith is generalSunan Ibn Majah 2085Sahih (Darussalam).
But she (the woman) may observe mourning for someone other than a mahram, such as a scholar, or a man of virtue?
Answer:
Yes, she may observe mourning for three days or less; because the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade observing mourning for a deceased person for more than three days.
Q: But for someone who is not a relative, for example...?
The Shaykh: The hadith is general
to mourn for any deceased person for more than three days
أن تُحِدّ على ميت فوق ثلاث
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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