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What is the Significance of the three days and forty days after a funeral?

· 30 Ramadan 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 36354English

Question

What is the significance of the three days and forty days after a funeral?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

The gatherings of three days and forty days after a funeral has no bases in Islam. One should abstain from such customary practices, as such practices are bid’ah and sinful. (1) (2)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakir Husain

Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
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