The ruling on some women repeating: (There is no god but Allah) at the condolence gathering
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Question:
The questioner says: Some women have the habit, during condolences for the deceased, and especially before the burial of the body, of repeating the phrase: (There is no god but Allah) in a loud voice. That is, one woman says it and the others repeat it behind her, and the voice of this woman is audible to the men. They consider this better than slapping or wailing, and it improves the state of the deceased's family. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It appears that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah) in all cases, even if the men do not hear it. The fact that the women repeat "There is no god but Allah" at the condolence gathering has no basis. Condolences are: May Allah reward you for your loss, May Allah console you, May Allah forgive your deceased, and similar words. As for repeating "There is no god but Allah" or "Glory be to Allah" in a collective voice, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), whether the men hear it or not. This is not permissible. Rather, the Sunnah is to say to them: Fear Allah, do not grieve excessively, praise be to Allah, this is the decree of Allah in His servants, everyone dies. And speak to them with advice and counsel. This is the way to calm them. Condolences are with the promise of good and warning against evil.
As for coming with "There is no god but Allah" in a collective voice, or with similar things, this is from the religious innovations (bid'ah). Because a religious innovation (bid'ah) is what people have introduced contrary to the Shari'ah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1718b Sahih Muslim 1718a This is not a command of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it is not from the practice of the Companions. Rather, this is from the religious innovations (bid'ah). Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner says: Some women have the habit, during condolences for the deceased, and especially before the burial of the body, of repeating the phrase: (There is no god but Allah) in a loud voice. That is, one woman says it and the others repeat it behind her, and the voice of this woman is audible to the men. They consider this better than slapping or wailing, and it improves the state of the deceased's family. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
It appears that this is a religious innovation (bid'ah) in all cases, even if the men do not hear it. The fact that the women repeat "There is no god but Allah" at the condolence gathering has no basis. Condolences are: May Allah reward you for your loss, May Allah console you, May Allah forgive your deceased, and similar words. As for repeating "There is no god but Allah" or "Glory be to Allah" in a collective voice, this is a religious innovation (bid'ah), whether the men hear it or not. This is not permissible. Rather, the Sunnah is to say to them: Fear Allah, do not grieve excessively, praise be to Allah, this is the decree of Allah in His servants, everyone dies. And speak to them with advice and counsel. This is the way to calm them. Condolences are with the promise of good and warning against evil.
As for coming with "There is no god but Allah" in a collective voice, or with similar things, this is from the religious innovations (bid'ah). Because a religious innovation (bid'ah) is what people have introduced contrary to the Shari'ah, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملًا ليس عليه أمرنا؛ فهو رد'A'isha reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who innovates things in our affairs for which there is no valid (reason) (commits sin) and these are to be rejected.
من أحدث في أمرنا هذا ما ليس منه؛ فهو ردThe presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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