Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Are Muslims are allowed to attend a non-Muslim funeral?

· 3 Jumada II 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35291English

Question

I would like to know if muslims are allowed to attend a non muslim funeral?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

It is not permissible for a Muslim to attend a non-Muslim funeral.1

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Huzaifah Deedat

Student Darul Iftaa
Lusaka, Zambia

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فتح الباري لابن حجر (8/ 335)

اسْتَلْزَمَ عِنْدَهُ النَّهْيُ عَنِ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ تَرْكَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلِذَلِكَ جَاءَ عَنْهُ فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةِ إِطْلَاقُ النَّهْيِ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ وَلِهَذِهِ الْأُمُورِ اسْتَنْكَرَ إِرَادَةَ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَيٍّ هَذَا تَقْرِيرُ مَا صَدَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ مَعَ مَا عُرِفَ مِنْ شِدَّةِ صَلَابَتِهِ فِي الدِّينِ وَكَثْرَةِ بُغْضِهِ لِلْكُفَّارِ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ

کفایت المفتی جلد 3 ص 201

امداد الفتاوی جلد 1 ص 562

Answered by
Huzaifah Deedat
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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