Mourning and Condolence
231 questions
What is the ruling on offering condolences for the deceased at home after the burial?
What is the ruling on distributing booklets and leaflets and delivering lectures at a condolence gathering to control the behavior of some women?
Is it legitimate for the family of the deceased to stand in a single line after the burial to receive condolences? And what is the evidence for that?
Does an widowed woman sin by not removing hair from her hands and legs, claiming it is adornment for her husband who has passed away, and is this considered imitation of men?
Is it permissible to offer condolences to the relatives of someone killed for apostasy or for brigandage?
What does the bereaved say to the one offering condolences on the death of a relative?
Is it permissible to offer condolences to the family of one who died in Syria, claiming it was for jihad, or is that not permissible on the grounds that it is considered terrorism?
Is there a specific, limited formula to be said when offering condolences?
Is it permissible to refrain from adornment, such as henna, out of grief for the deceased, and is it necessary to wait a year after their death before adorning oneself?
Are there any Shariah-based impediments to inviting mourners to dinner to seek reward for the deceased and for the inviter, especially since it is accused of being an innovation (bid‘ah)?
What is the ruling on saying, "May Allah have mercy on them," when offering condolences for deceased non-Muslims?
When does my iddah (waiting period) end if my husband died on the first of Dhul-Qi'dah, 1434 A.H., at 12:00 PM on Friday?
Is a condolence gathering held for a deliberate murderer after the death penalty has been carried out on him?
Is it permissible for a woman whose husband has passed away to remove hair from her arms and legs?
Is it permissible for my husband to speak on the phone with the wife of his deceased friend to check on her and her son, knowing that she communicates with him religiously via email, and that my husband does not believe the verse: "Then do not be soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is disease should covet" applies to her?
Is it permissible for a widow, during her 'iddah (waiting period), to move from the house of her first son to another house 40 kilometers away, or to the houses of her other two sons in a city 140 kilometers away?
What is the ruling on distributing money among women at a condolence gathering?
Is it permissible for a woman to trim her mustache and wear black during her waiting period (iddah) following the death of her husband's brother?
What is the ruling on holding condolence gatherings for three days after a death? Is listening to or reciting the Qur’an during these gatherings, and likewise delivering sermons as a reminder for patience, considered an innovation (bid‘ah)? Is supplicating for the deceased collectively after washing the body an innovation, or must each individual supplicate on their own?
When does my mother's iddah expire, and is it on the 2nd or 3rd of Safar, knowing that the month of Ramadan was not complete?
When will my waiting period (iddah) end after the death of my husband on Sunday, Ramadan 20, 1432 AH, at 5:30 PM, and what are the obligatory things to do when it ends, specifying the day, date, and time?
I am in the waiting period (iddah) after a death, so is it permissible for me to see my husband's brothers?
When does the waiting period for a woman whose husband died come to an end if he passed away on Ramadan 26, 1434 AH?
Is a mother's crying over her deceased child before birth considered forbidden and an objection to Allah's decree? Is she allowed to visit his grave and see him in the hereafter? And should he have been washed, shrouded, and prayed over like adults?