During the Prophet’s
life, his wife Khadijah, his son Ibrahim, his three daughters (Ruqayyah, Umm
Kulthum and Zaynab), his uncle Hamzah, his cousin Ja’far, and many of his
companions died or were killed. Yet we had no reports of him performing hidaad
(mourning) for any of them. Similarly, when he (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam)
passed away, his companions did not perform hidaad for him.
Therefore mourning,
except for women[1],
is a sinful innovation that should be avoided. It becomes worse if it is
associated with other sins or acts of the disbelievers, such as playing sad
music, lowering the flags, declaring silence for a few minutes, wearing black
ties or coats, and so on.
Source: Funerals: Regulations and Exhortations, p. 47 by Shaykh Muhammad al-Jibaly (may Allaah preserve him)
[1]
A woman is required to mourn for four months and ten days over the death of her
husband, and it is not permissible for her to mourn more than three days over
the death of a beloved one, such as her father, mother, brother, son and so on.
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