Mourning and Condolence
184 questions
Is the saying "The rest is in your life" (al-baqiyyah fi ḥayātik) sound when offering condolences?
When does the 'iddah (waiting period) for the wife of the deceased end, given that he passed away on 24/8/2021?
What is the ruling on reciting Surat Al-Fatihah at the grave of the deceased, offering condolences for a period of up to three days or more with eating and drinking and collecting money for the family of the deceased, sacrificing a sheep on the third day of death, placing pebbles on the grave with Takbeer, women raising their voices with crying and wailing and slapping their cheeks and mentioning the virtues of the deceased and wearing black, and women in their 'iddah refraining from preparing food and carrying out their usual tasks?
What is the ruling on accepting the invitation of the deceased's family to eat food on the first, second, and third days of mourning, and what is the ruling on the deceased's family preparing food as a charity for the deceased and for the end of the mourning period?
Is there a sin in shunning a paternal cousin who harbors ill will, instigates problems, and did not attend the condolence gathering for the questioner's father?
Is it permissible for a father to file a complaint against his deceased daughter's husband, preventing him and his family from burying her and offering condolences, and is it permissible to demand to see his grandchildren away from their father's home?
Crying over the deceased: Is the deceased punished in his grave for it?
When does the waiting period (iddah) for a woman whose husband died on 18/2/2020 end?
What is the legal ruling regarding the action of the electricity workers who connected current to a stolen wire to kill the thief? Is this considered premeditated murder? And do they owe anything religiously if this was an unlawful killing? What is the ruling on offering condolences to the family of a thief who died by electrocution? And is it permissible to offer condolences to the family of someone who died with an apparent bad end, such as theft, adultery, or alcohol consumption?
Is the custom of wearing distinctive clothes for one afflicted with the death of a relative, so that people may recognize him and offer condolences, permissible or not?
Is it permissible to offer condolences to someone who has lost their wealth due to trade, theft, or usurpation?
What is the ruling on pointing with the index finger at the bier during its procession, and is there a special reward for those who race to carry the bier, and what is the ruling on sitting to receive condolences in a public place after burial?
What is the ruling on offering money and food to the family of the deceased and recording it as a debt, then repaying it when one of those who offered this assistance passes away?
Is it permissible not to carry out the deceased woman's will for her daughters to wash her if they fear committing a sin? And is it obligatory for them to accompany the deceased to the washing place, and do they sin if they do not? And is going to offer condolences in mourning gatherings, which are considered an innovation, considered committing a sin?
Is it Sunnah to offer condolences to those who are not relatives of the deceased, such as neighbors and friends?
What is the ruling on offering condolences via newspapers and magazines and responding to them with thanks, and does this fall under the eulogizing (nayi) forbidden by Islamic law?
What is the ruling on some people ignoring offering condolences to the family of the deceased under the pretext of travel or learning about the death after a period of time?
Is the waiting period (iddah) obligatory for the mother, and is it obligatory to inform her of the father's death, given the fear of her health deteriorating?
What is the ruling on gathering at night to recite the Qur’an collectively, with the recitation divided between two groups, and repeating this for three nights after the death of a person, along with chewing qat during the recitation?
Is it permissible for a woman observing 'iddah to go to the mosque to perform Tarawih prayers before her 'iddah period ends, and is it permissible for her to carry out her work in a grocery store located in the same house she lives in, and is it permissible for a visitor to a cemetery to eat from any tree planted inside the cemetery?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to participate in the burial and mourning rituals of non-Muslims that include polytheistic practices such as bowing to the deceased and offering incense? Is a Muslim sinful for participating even if he does not believe in those actions? Is it permissible to allow a Muslim wife to attend such rituals in the future?
Is it permissible to listen to and watch clips of some eulogy reciters (qurra' al-ma'atim) to benefit from them in learning methods of delivery?
What is the ruling on traveling to offer condolences and staying with the deceased's family?
When a person dies, who among their family members should we offer condolences to?