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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on a woman observing mourning for her relatives for three days

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Question:
Is it permissible for her to observe mourning for her relatives for three days, such as her father, her mother, and others?

Answer:
She may do so; three days is permissible, meaning: she leaves off adornment and leaves off perfume, just as came in the hadith:
A woman must not observe mourning for one who had died for more than threeلا تحد امرأة على ميت فوق ثلاث
Sahih Muslim 938c
This indicates that three days are permissible, for her brother, for her father’s brother.. for her paternal uncle.. for her child, there is no harm.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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