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How should I console a friend whose close friend passed away?

Published as Consoling a person whose friend passed away

· 30 Rabiʻ II 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

How should I console a friend whose close friend passed away? Is it fine to say he will go to heaven inshallah? What should I say and do? What about neighbour's whose close one's passed away?

Answer

If the person who passed away is a Muslim, then you may say, "May Allah Ta'ala forgive the deceased and grant him a high stage in the hereafter."

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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