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Q: 296 ? Title: Is there a difference between Suni and Tableegh and also why is a muslim not allowed to go for a non-muslim funeral
Question
is there a difference between Suni and Tableegh and also why is a muslim not allowed to go for a non-muslim funeral
Answer
In the name of All?h, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assal?mu ?alaykum wa Rahmatull?hi Wabarak?tuh
- The Sunn?s and Tabl?gh?s believe in Prophet Muhammad Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam as a final Messenger. They also acknowledge and accept the reverence of the Sah?bah, T?bi??n and ?Aimmah-e-Mujtahid?n. They are passionate followers of Im?m Ab? Han?fah rahimahull?h and accept the authority right up to Mujaddid ?Alfe Th?ni and Sh?h ?Abdul ?Az?z Muhaddith Dehlwi rahimahumull?h. They also accept that being respectful to the ?Auliy? (friends) of All?h Ta??la is a means of salvation in both the worlds.
However, between these two groups there exist the following differences:
a. Was Nabi Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam Noor (celestial light) or a human being?
b. Was Nabi Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam knower of the unseen or not?
c. Is our Nabi Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam all-seeing (H?zir-o-N?zir) or not?
d. Was Nabi Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam Mukht?r-e-Kul, that is did Nabi Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam had a free will and choice in running the affairs of the universe or it is the sole attribute of All?h Ta??la.
Besides these Mas??il which are related to ?Aq??id (beliefs) there are some other differences which are discussed in detail, in the light of Qur??n and Sunnah by Hadhrat Maul?na Yusuf Ludhy?nwi rahimahull?h in his book ?Differences in Ummat and the Straight Path? (Pg.43, Zam Zam).
In short, regarding these Mas??il, that group is on Haq (truth) whose beliefs are in conformity with the Qur??n Maj?d, Sunnah of Rasullull?h Sallall?hu ?alaihe Wasallam, Practices of the Sah?bah radhiyall?hu ?anhum and the Fiqh of Im?m Ab? Hanifah rahimahull?h. The other group is in error.
2. As Muslims, we are required to express submission to All?h Ta??la and His commands, for this is true ?Abdiyyat (servitude). We submit to all the orders of All?h Ta??la whether we understand them or not. That is to go beyond ones logic and present oneself helpless before the order of All?h Ta??la. We defy our logic and senses in the presence of All?h Ta??la. Our logic cannot comprehend the wisdom of All?h Ta??la. This is because we firmly believe that All?h Ta??la is Al H?kim (All Wise). Hence we simply submit.
Nonetheless, according to Shar?iah, it is not permissible for a Muslim to attend the funeral??????? of a non muslim.
(Kif?yatul Mufti, Vol.4, Pg.190, Maktabah Haqq?niyah) [1]
However, if the non-muslim deceased is one?s relative, then it is important to show the beauty and tolerance of Islam by offering moral support and expressing one?s condolences. Therefore, one should avoid the actual funeral ceremony by diplomatically excusing one self and continue offering one?s moral support, Inshall?h this kind gesture will sever as an invitation to Isl?m.
(Khairul Fat?wa, Vol.3, Pg.225, Maktabah Imd?diyyah) [2]
And All?h Ta??la Knows Best
Wassal?mu ?alaykum D?rul Ift?, Madrasah In??miyyah
NB : Although Sunni refers to Ahle sunnah Wal Jam??at as oppose to Shi?as, however, In the ?urf of South Africa ?Sunni? refers to Barailwis, while ?Tablighi? refers to ?Deoband?s?. Since the Questioner is from South Africa the answer is given based on ?urf.
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