What is the Shar‟i status of obituaries and eulogies for the mayyit?

Answer

These obituaries/ eulogies are shaitaani inspirations. Those who sing these praises have no real sympathy for the mayyit. Their objective is cheap publicity for fulfilment of the dictates of pride. These morons do not understand the takleef they give the mayyit with their stupid eulogies. This silly ostentatious practice has absolutely no basis in the Sunnah.

It is mentioned in the Hadith that when the mayyit is being eulogized, the Angels sarcastically say to him: Were you indeed so and so… The mayyit then suffers considerable embarrassment and pain. These moronic obituaries and eulogies sung by morons are haraam.

If these miscreants had true feelings for the mayyit they would rather have silently recited some Surahs or Surah Ikhlaas thrice for the benefit of the mayyit. While the mayyit always waits in anticipation of acts of Isaal-e-Thawaab, he / she is grieved and pained by the stupid, ostentatious praises heaped on him. Obituaries / eulogies should not be recited for even prominent Ulama and Mashaaikh. It is not a practice of the Sunnah. The Sahaabah did not engage in such stupidities.

Rajab 1443 Feb 2022

Whenever Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) would be overtaken by illness, he would not act according to the advice/prescription of the physician. Once when he was severely ill, the people brought a physician (a Muslim). Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) said:

"By Allah! If I know that I would be cured by merely placing my hand on my ear, then too I would never do so. Whatever Allah Azza Wa Jal does is best."

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(Arabic passage, page 12 of the original PDF)

(Arabic passage, page 12 of the original PDF)