Joking while Consoling Mourners
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Question
Is there a prohibition against making a joke in a mourner's house in order to comfort the mourners?
Answer
It is forbidden, and if it is necessary for the mental health of the mourner, it is permitted, and it is not the way of consolation to tell him jokes to remove his mourning from his heart. Rather, the essence of consolation is to encourage and cheer him that everything is from the hand of the Almighty, and he will justify the judgment upon him until he rejoices from the encouragement. But not to make him forget that he is mourning and fill him with laughter.
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