Is the saying "The rest is in your life" (al-baqiyyah fi ḥayātik) sound when offering condolences?
This is an error, for the deceased fully completes their appointed term, and nothing remains for them, as Allah Almighty says: "And when their term comes, they cannot remain behind an hour, nor may they precede [it]." Furthermore, saying that contradicts the Sunnah regarding condolences, for the Sunnah is to say: "To Allah belongs what He has taken and to Him belongs what He has given," or "May Allah magnify your reward and grant you excellent solace, and forgive your deceased."
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