Wednesday, 3 June 2026 (18 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1447 AH)
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[Consoling the Openly Sinful]

Question: If the family of the deceased are openly sinful, is it permissible to offer them condolences?

Answer: The school’s position is that it is permissible, as in al-Azhār and its commentary.
Then it was said in al Sharah: Sayyid Yaḥyā said it should not be done except for an interest, or out of precaution (taqiyyah), or reciprocation, or neighborhood.
Source : Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.1