Celebrating Eid?

[xAllahKnowsBestx]

Assalamu alaikum.


I've just got one quick question so here it goes...

Since tomorrow's Eid, I asked my friend what she's gonna do and all that and she told me that her family isn't gonna celebrate it because her grandfather had passed away. She also told me that it was wrong to celebrate Eid and be all happy about it when someone in your family passes away.

Umm... Is that all true Islamically or is it just something related to culture mixed with Islam? I'm confused.

 

[JenGiove]

Assalamu alaikum.


I've just got one quick question so here it goes...

Since tomorrow's Eid, I asked my friend what she's gonna do and all that and she told me that her family isn't gonna celebrate it because her grandfather had passed away. She also told me that it was wrong to celebrate Eid and be all happy about it when someone in your family passes away.

Umm... Is that all true Islamically or is it just something related to culture mixed with Islam? I'm confused.

:salam2: Sister,

I found this and this seems to be the simplest of answers.

http://www.islam-qa.com/en/ref/127942/mourning

It is permissible for a woman to mourn for someone other than her husband for three days​

I heard one of the scholars say that someone other than the wife is permitted to refrain from adorning herself and wearing her best clothes for three days in mourning for the deceased. How correct is this opinion?.

Praise be to Allaah.​

This is correct, and it is mentioned in a saheeh hadeeth, in which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “A woman should not mourn for one who has died for more than three days, except for a husband, four months and ten days.” Saheeh – agreed upon. End quote.


Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn Baaz, 22/228

The mourning period is 3 days for everyone except the wife, which is 4 months and 3 days.

 

[xAllahKnowsBestx]

Salam.

Oh, thank you Sister Jen! That makes sense, so I'm guessing there's is no ruling that the whole family should not celebrate Eid if someone in the family passes away.

I'm gonna have to read more about that cuz I simply can't just assume.