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**BostonDoctorTTT** · 02-28-2012, 08:26 PM

Yesterday, a very influential brother, heavily involved in tabligh and respected by the ulama informed me that he attended a non-muslims funeral at the church. This immediately rang a bell in my head of the following fatwa I read:

http://www.thejamiat.co.za/index.php...-not&Itemid=37

Two things: (1) If someone so influential, knowledgeable and respected can potentially fall in the tentacles of kufr, what chance do lay people like us have? That is the most scariest thing. (2) How do I mention to this elderly, respected person that what he has done is, at best, seriously wrong, and, at worst, kufr?

There is a difference of opinion as to whether a Muslim is allowed attend a non-Muslim's funeral. Hence:

Sufyan Ath-thawri rahimahullah said:

If you find a Muslim doing something that you believe to be haram, but you know there's a difference of opinion amongst scholars on that, it is haram for you to try and correct it. (reference)

02-28-2012, 08:26 PM	#2
BostonDoctorTTT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	Yesterday, a very influential brother, heavily involved in tabligh and respected by the ulama informed me that he attended a non-muslims funeral at the church. This immediately rang a bell in my head of the following fatwa I read: http://www.thejamiat.co.za/index.php...-not&Itemid=37 Two things: (1) If someone so influential, knowledgeable and respected can potentially fall in the tentacles of kufr, what chance do lay people like us have? That is the most scariest thing. (2) How do I mention to this elderly, respected person that what he has done is, at best, seriously wrong, and, at worst, kufr? There is a difference of opinion as to whether a Muslim is allowed attend a non-Muslim's funeral. Hence: Sufyan Ath-thawri rahimahullah said: If you find a Muslim doing something that you believe to be haram, but you know there's a difference of opinion amongst scholars on that, it is haram for you to try and correct it. (reference)
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