The ruling on the deceased's relatives staying at his grave until Friday night
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The questioner also says: If a person dies on Thursday, his friends and relatives stay at his grave on the pretext of seeing him off until Friday night. What is the ruling? He says that if a person dies among us before Friday, he is not left without being seen off until Friday. We ask for clarification on this.
The answer: Some of the deceased's relatives or others sitting with the deceased if he dies on Thursday until they see him off on Friday night has no basis in the religion. This is a religious innovation.
Rather, the recommended practice is to stand over him after the burial, supplicating for him for forgiveness and steadfastness, for whatever duration Allah makes easy of standing, supplicating for him for forgiveness and steadfastness, and then the people depart, whether it is on Thursday or another day. As for the deceased's relatives or his neighbors standing with him until Friday night or on some other nights in specific sessions, this has no basis. The standing is only after the burial to supplicate for him and ask Allah for forgiveness and steadfastness. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand over him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3221Sahih (Al-Albani).
He would stand, and it is recommended for those accompanying the funeral, when they finish the burial, to stand over the deceased and supplicate for him for forgiveness and steadfastness for whatever duration Allah wills of standing. It is not obligatory for them, nor is it prescribed for them, to stand for a long time or extensively until they see him off on Friday night or on other nights in a specific manner. No, this is only a standing to supplicate for forgiveness and steadfastness after the burial. It is a standing that has no fixed limit, but rather a standing that does not harm them or burden them, and then they depart.
The answer: Some of the deceased's relatives or others sitting with the deceased if he dies on Thursday until they see him off on Friday night has no basis in the religion. This is a religious innovation.
Rather, the recommended practice is to stand over him after the burial, supplicating for him for forgiveness and steadfastness, for whatever duration Allah makes easy of standing, supplicating for him for forgiveness and steadfastness, and then the people depart, whether it is on Thursday or another day. As for the deceased's relatives or his neighbors standing with him until Friday night or on some other nights in specific sessions, this has no basis. The standing is only after the burial to supplicate for him and ask Allah for forgiveness and steadfastness. For the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished burying the deceased, he would stand over him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) became free from burying the dead, he used to stay at him (i.e. his grave) and say: Seek forgiveness for your brother, and beg steadfastness for him, for he will be questioned now.
كان إذا فراغ من دفن الميت وقف عليه وقال: استغفروا لأخيكم وسلوا له التثبيت فإنه الآن يسألHe would stand, and it is recommended for those accompanying the funeral, when they finish the burial, to stand over the deceased and supplicate for him for forgiveness and steadfastness for whatever duration Allah wills of standing. It is not obligatory for them, nor is it prescribed for them, to stand for a long time or extensively until they see him off on Friday night or on other nights in a specific manner. No, this is only a standing to supplicate for forgiveness and steadfastness after the burial. It is a standing that has no fixed limit, but rather a standing that does not harm them or burden them, and then they depart.
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