What is the ruling on offering condolences to those who died by suicide? And what is the ruling on offering condolences to disbelievers, namely the Jews and the Christians?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : A man asked me, saying: A man committed suicide, so should his family be offered condolences for him?
The student : And upon you be peace...
The Shaykh : Yes, either he died a disbeliever, or he died an open sinner. The worst of the situations is that he died a disbeliever. If a Christian or Jewish disbeliever dies, condolences are offered to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the condolences must be with words that do not contradict the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From the benefits of *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* or *Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad* is that one of the Companions was invited, and when he offered condolences to a Christian for his son, he said to him: “May Allah prolong your life and increase your offspring.”
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : The interpretation of this is that it was beneficial for the Muslims at that time, because they were paying the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) from the hand while in a state of humiliation.
The questioner : Yes, this is an excellent point, meaning it is not a general rule.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, do you recall a formula for condolences in this time that is suitable?
The Shaykh : No, a person must strive to formulate it according to the circumstances and the people involved.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in reality, this requires knowledge and Islamic jurisprudence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the safe course is to avoid offering condolences.
The questioner: Yes.
The student : And upon you be peace...
The Shaykh : Yes, either he died a disbeliever, or he died an open sinner. The worst of the situations is that he died a disbeliever. If a Christian or Jewish disbeliever dies, condolences are offered to him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But the condolences must be with words that do not contradict the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From the benefits of *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* or *Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad* is that one of the Companions was invited, and when he offered condolences to a Christian for his son, he said to him: “May Allah prolong your life and increase your offspring.”
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : The interpretation of this is that it was beneficial for the Muslims at that time, because they were paying the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) from the hand while in a state of humiliation.
The questioner : Yes, this is an excellent point, meaning it is not a general rule.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, do you recall a formula for condolences in this time that is suitable?
The Shaykh : No, a person must strive to formulate it according to the circumstances and the people involved.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in reality, this requires knowledge and Islamic jurisprudence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Therefore, the safe course is to avoid offering condolences.
The questioner: Yes.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.