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Is it permissible to ululate when escorting the funeral procession of an unmarried girl, in imitation of what some do in Libya, considering her a "bride"?

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Women's ululation in the presence of men is impermissible if there is a fear of fitna (temptation/discord) arising from it. Similarly, the saying "the boy is a groom" or "the girl is a bride" when accompanying a funeral procession is an innovated custom that contradicts what is proper for those accompanying the deceased, which is to remember the Hereafter and supplicate for mercy upon the deceased. If a believer dies and enters Paradise, Allah will honor him with whatever he desires. There is no benefit in ululating and shouting that the deceased is a "groom," for this contradicts the guidance of the Salaf (pious predecessors). The deceased is being escorted to his grave to begin his life in the Barzakh (interim period between death and resurrection) and the Hereafter.

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