The authenticity of the report regarding wailing
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Question:
Is there a report that says: "We considered gathering at the deceased's home to be part of wailing"? What is the full text, and is it authentic?
Answer:
Yes, yes. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibn Majah narrated with a good chain from Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "We considered gathering at the deceased's home and preparing food after the burial to be part of wailing." So what some people have become accustomed to when one of them dies, making food and holding a feast, is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, from the practices of wailing. It is not permissible. However, if they give them coffee, pouring coffee for the one who comes to offer condolences, welcoming him, and making du'a for him, may Allah reward them with good, that is fine.
As for preparing food because of the death, inviting their neighbors and relatives or the like, no. The Sunnah is that they are the ones who prepare food for them. The Sunnah is that some of their relatives or neighbors prepare food for them. For this reason, it is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that when the news of the death of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, who was killed at Mu'tah in the Levant, reached him, when the news of his death came, he ordered his family to prepare food for the family of Ja'far, and he said: "Something has come to them that occupies them."
So as for the family of the deceased, they do not prepare anything for people. And this is in some of the southern countries here, and in some other countries they prepare food, they slaughter sacrificial animals, and this is not appropriate, this is not permissible. They combine with their grief a burden upon themselves.
Is there a report that says: "We considered gathering at the deceased's home to be part of wailing"? What is the full text, and is it authentic?
Answer:
Yes, yes. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibn Majah narrated with a good chain from Jarir ibn Abdullah al-Bajali (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "We considered gathering at the deceased's home and preparing food after the burial to be part of wailing." So what some people have become accustomed to when one of them dies, making food and holding a feast, is from the practices of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, from the practices of wailing. It is not permissible. However, if they give them coffee, pouring coffee for the one who comes to offer condolences, welcoming him, and making du'a for him, may Allah reward them with good, that is fine.
As for preparing food because of the death, inviting their neighbors and relatives or the like, no. The Sunnah is that they are the ones who prepare food for them. The Sunnah is that some of their relatives or neighbors prepare food for them. For this reason, it is established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that when the news of the death of Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, who was killed at Mu'tah in the Levant, reached him, when the news of his death came, he ordered his family to prepare food for the family of Ja'far, and he said: "Something has come to them that occupies them."
So as for the family of the deceased, they do not prepare anything for people. And this is in some of the southern countries here, and in some other countries they prepare food, they slaughter sacrificial animals, and this is not appropriate, this is not permissible. They combine with their grief a burden upon themselves.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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