'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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or confiscation. Is it prescribed to offer condolences to them in this
situation?.
Praise be to Allaah.
Offering condolences means advising the person to bear their loss with
patience, with the promise of reward, warning against sin, andpraying
for forgiveness for the deceased and forthe afflicted one to be
compensated for his loss.
End quote from al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 12/287
From the scholarly definition of condolences, it is clear that it is
prescribed to offer condolences to anyone who is stricken by calamity,
whether that is the loss of a relative, wealth or a job, or any other
calamity that may befall a Muslim.Offering condolences, as prescribed
in Islam, is not limited to cases of death.
It says in al-Bayjurami's commentary on Minhaaj at-Tullaab (1/500): It
is also Sunnah to offer condolences on the loss of wealth… And to
offer supplication for him as appropriate. End quote.
In Haashiyat al-Jamal (2/214) it says: It may be said to one who has
lost wealth or anything else that may be replaced: May Allah
compensate you and grant you something similar to that which you have
lost.If his child, father, mother or the like, who cannot be replaced,
has died, then one may say: May Allah comfort you. End quote.
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: You
said concerning condolences that condolences may be offered in cases
other than death. Is it Sunnah to offer condolences in cases other
than death? How would you describecondolences?
He replied:
Offering condolences means encouraging the one who has suffered a
calamity to bear it with patience and to hope forreward, whether it is
thedeath of a loved one or anything else, such as one who has lost a
greatdeal of his wealth and the like. So you should go to him, console
him and encourage him to be patient so that he willnot flounder in his
grief. End quote from Majmoo'al-Fataawa, 17/384
And Allah knows best.
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