The Imamate of One Who Holds the Third-Day and Fortieth-Day Memorial Gatherings

Question

An imam claims that the third-, tenth- and fortieth-day memorial gatherings after a death are established by hadith. How far is this correct?

Answer

Ask this gentleman to write down that hadith with its full reference — then something will be written about it.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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