What is the ruling on traveling to offer condolences?
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Question:
Traveling to offer condolences, O honorable Shaykh! What is your opinion on it?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. One may travel to a town to offer condolences to the relatives of his kin; there is nothing wrong with that. Or he may travel to pray over the deceased if he learns that the funeral prayer will be held at a specific time; there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Traveling to offer condolences, O honorable Shaykh! What is your opinion on it?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. One may travel to a town to offer condolences to the relatives of his kin; there is nothing wrong with that. Or he may travel to pray over the deceased if he learns that the funeral prayer will be held at a specific time; there is nothing wrong with that.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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