Post by ahmadfaruq on Jan 23, 2007 9:55:04 GMT
question 376:
zayd said that a meeting will be held after the friday prayer to commemorate the martyrs of karbalā. amr announced this after the friday prayer. zayd began narrating the virtues of martyrdom and of the karabalā martyrs. he then began grieving for them and recounting the [sad] events such as the women of ahl bayt being paraded bare-headed on camels and their imprisonment; of the vile yazīd mocking at the head [of Husayn rađiyallāhu ánhū] and other such authentic reports from the reliable books of ahlus sunnah. this caused the assembled folk to break down and wail.
is such a thing permissible for both the narrator and the listeners? will they receive any reward for it? the assembly is not similar to that of rawāfiD, since this doesn’t have flags and other props (ta’aziyah) used by them.
after the meeting, sweets, juice and tea were served and fatiHah recited; its reward was gifted to the souls of the karbalā martyrs. are these things permissible or not?
answer:
describing the high ranks of the ahl al-bayt by narrating authentic reports is undoubtedly meritorious and deserves a great reward. so also are the narrations of the martyrdom [of Husayn] when the intention is to highlight their patience and steadfastness [in such adversity].
however, the shariáh doesn’t permit us to foment anguish or perpetuate grief. neither does it allow ululation [ma’atam] or mourning. nor should such words be said, which may be insulting to the ahl al-bayt. [for example while describing the travails of the women]
both the birth and passing away of RasūlAllāh śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam is in the month of rabīý al-awwal. but the scholars and imāms of this religion made it a month of celebration, not one of mourning.
fatawa ar-riDawiyyah vol.23 p.738
zayd said that a meeting will be held after the friday prayer to commemorate the martyrs of karbalā. amr announced this after the friday prayer. zayd began narrating the virtues of martyrdom and of the karabalā martyrs. he then began grieving for them and recounting the [sad] events such as the women of ahl bayt being paraded bare-headed on camels and their imprisonment; of the vile yazīd mocking at the head [of Husayn rađiyallāhu ánhū] and other such authentic reports from the reliable books of ahlus sunnah. this caused the assembled folk to break down and wail.
is such a thing permissible for both the narrator and the listeners? will they receive any reward for it? the assembly is not similar to that of rawāfiD, since this doesn’t have flags and other props (ta’aziyah) used by them.
after the meeting, sweets, juice and tea were served and fatiHah recited; its reward was gifted to the souls of the karbalā martyrs. are these things permissible or not?
answer:
describing the high ranks of the ahl al-bayt by narrating authentic reports is undoubtedly meritorious and deserves a great reward. so also are the narrations of the martyrdom [of Husayn] when the intention is to highlight their patience and steadfastness [in such adversity].
however, the shariáh doesn’t permit us to foment anguish or perpetuate grief. neither does it allow ululation [ma’atam] or mourning. nor should such words be said, which may be insulting to the ahl al-bayt. [for example while describing the travails of the women]
both the birth and passing away of RasūlAllāh śallAllāhu álayhi wa sallam is in the month of rabīý al-awwal. but the scholars and imāms of this religion made it a month of celebration, not one of mourning.
fatawa ar-riDawiyyah vol.23 p.738