The ruling on travelling for the sake of giving Condolences

Question :

What is the ruling regarding someone who travels for the sake of giving condolences to a relative or a friend? Is it permissible to give condolences before the burial?

Answer:

We do not know of any harm in travelling to give condolences to a relative or friend, due to what that contains of supporting, consoling and lightening the pains of the misfortune. There is no harm in giving condolences before the burial and after it. The closer that the condolences are given to the time of the calamity, the better it is for lightening its pains. And success is from Allâh.

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