Question
Recently a ta'ziyat program was held for a Mufti who had passed away. Poetry was sung and speeches were made in remembrance. Are these programs permissible? Would this not lead to future harms?
Answer
Leave alone the question of leading to future harms, the ta'ziyati programme described by you is a haraam bid'ah. These people are duped and trapped by shaitaan. They will organize a jalsa or a programme for every stupidity which their nafs adorns with a false 'deeni' facade. The bid'ah programme may not be termed 'ta'ziyat'. It is a mockery and a lie to label this type of haraam programme as 'ta'ziyat'. There is absolutely no resemblance between this nonsensical bid'ah and the Masnoon Ta'ziyat (Condolence) practice of the Deen.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 24 No 10
- PDF page
- 3
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