Mourning and Condolence
136 questions
Is dedicating a page or a thread in forums to offer condolences and supplications for a deceased relative of one of the members considered a fulfillment of the duty of offering condolences for which one is rewarded, or is it an innovation (bid‘ah), by analogy with the fatwa that describes dedicating a thread to supplicate for the people of Gaza as an innovation?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to demand blood money from the driver of the car who caused my brother's death, and what is the current amount of this blood money?
Is failing to erect a mourning tent for the deceased, as he had willed, and instead donating its cost to pay off his debt, considered a dereliction of duty towards the deceased?
Is the one who commits suicide considered a disbeliever or a Muslim, and should a condolence gathering be held for him and his family be consoled?
Is it permissible to offer condolences to the deceased's family before his burial?
Peace be upon you. Is it permissible to open a house of mourning for a deceased child?
What is the ruling on eating at mourning gatherings, and on neighbors helping the family of the deceased by providing them with food for a whole week, and what is the ruling on ختم القرآن (reciting the entire Qur'an) at a mourning gathering as a charity for the deceased?
Are the wronged woman and her husband considered disobedient if they fail to attend the wedding feast invitation of her aggressor mahram, and does the ruling differ in the case of a condolence gathering?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on a son or daughter attending the mourning gatherings held for their deceased parents, in light of the social customs that dictate the establishment of these wakes and the accompanying social pressures? Is it permissible to suffice with placing chairs in front of the house to receive condolences without reciting the Quran? What is the Islamic legal solution for the problem of burying the deceased on the ground inside the cemetery instead of covering them with earth, in addition to burying them on their back with their feet towards the Qibla?
Is offering condolences obligatory, and what is the ruling on serving food to those offering condolences and their gathering in the house of mourning, and what is the ruling on refusing food offered by neighbors to the family of the deceased on the first day due to their belief that the family of the deceased must provide them with food for a week, and how can one follow what Allah has commanded in times of calamity, and is it permissible to expel relatives and neighbors if advice is not effective with them regarding the innovations they practice?
Is the wife obligated to carry out her husband's will not to allow his brother's wife to attend his funeral, knowing that the brother's wife was the cause of discord between the couple and the severance of family ties?
Has it been established that the Prophet (PBUH) accepted condolences for the deceased after their burial? Is it better to spend money on ongoing charity (sadaqah jariyah) instead of funeral expenses? Is raising one's voice with dhikr at a condolence gathering contrary to the Prophet's (PBUH) saying, "Indeed, you are calling upon one Who is All-Hearing, All-Seeing"?
What is the ruling on cutting ties of kinship with an uncle who celebrated a few days after the death of a brother, and how should this situation be handled?
Are there specific things a woman must avoid during her waiting period ('iddah), such as online text chatting? And is there an expiation (kaffarah) for chatting if it is forbidden? What is the determined duration of the waiting period for a pregnant woman? And is mourning and condolences limited to three days?
What is the ruling on preparing food for the family of the deceased, and is there a specific time or place for it? Is consolation limited to three days, and where does it take place? Is it valid before or after burial?
Is a mother sinful for not attending her niece's wedding, on the grounds that social custom dictates waiting 40 days after her maternal uncle's death?
Is it permissible to visit a colleague in a private place belonging to his deviant sect to offer condolences on the death of his grandfather?
What is the interpretation of a mother seeing her son, who died in an accident, opening the door for her in her dream and while she is awake?
Is it permissible for the deceased husband's brother to remain in the widow's home during her iddah, given that she has no mahram among her sons, and is it permissible for her to meet men for condolences?
Is refraining from hosting the paternal cousin who did not offer condolences on the death of one's children considered a sharia transgression, especially after his justification that he shared his feelings inwardly and that the presence of his mother and two sisters was sufficient?
Which is better and more rewarding in the sight of Allah: sitting to recite the Holy Qur’an as a daily habit, or going to a mourning tent to recite the Qur’an after performing the burial and offering condolences at the grave?
Is it permissible to hold a mourning gathering (aza') for a female infant who passed away at the age of eight months?
What is the ruling on the sermon held in the house of the deceased, and is it an innovation or a recommended act?
How can a person instruct their family to abandon practices that contravene the Sunnah after their death, such as designating mourning days beyond the permissible three, or bringing a female Quran reciter with loudspeakers, or delaying burial to await relatives, or tombs that do not conform to the Sunnah, and what is the appropriate wording for such a will?