{"_id":"66fda1fb7e2f6b4cc609a903","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to have memorials for civilians killed in wars and genocides; victims of hate crimes; and other wrongful killings of Muslims?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to have memorials for civilians killed in wars and genocides; victims of hate crimes; and other wrongful killings of Muslims?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"It is permissible to remember those who were unjustly killed or who died as heroes; this is not foreign to our tradition. Reciting their names and delivering speeches to raise awareness about the injustices they faced is not haram in Islam—there is no text prohibiting such actions. In fact, it is a tradition in the Muslim world to annually read the names of the martyrs of the Battle of Badr. Also, there was a genre of Arabian poetry called al-Ratha (elegy) that expresses grief, sorrow, and praise for the deceased. This practice was not prohibited by the Prophet ﷺ. The poet of the prophet (ṣalla-l-lāhu ʿalaihi wa sallam) himself, Hassan bin Thabit, composed an elegy expressing his grief and deep sorry after the prophet's death in which he said:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"align\":\"right\"},\"insert\":\"كُنتَ السَوادَ لِناظِري * فَعَمي عَلَيكَ الناظِر\\nمَن شاءَ بَعدَكَ فَليَمُت * فَعَلَيكَ كُنتُ أُحاذِرُ\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"You were the light of my sight, and now my eyes are blind with grief.\\nLet anyone die after you (if they wish), for it was you whose death I feared.\\n\\nHowever, practices such as lighting candles or leaving flowers and other objects at memorial sites do not align with Islamic tradition.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":109},{"_id":"668da0570b76658b4c233497","tag":"Death: Other","count":37}],"createdOn":"2024-10-02T19:41:47.030Z"}