التعزية
The practice of visiting and comforting a grieving family after a death — treated in the tradition as a rewarded act, and historically often paired with bringing prepared food such as talbina.
مَنْ عَزَّى مُصَابًا فَلَهُ مِثْلُ أَجْرِهِ
“Whoever consoles one who has been afflicted (by loss) will have a reward like his.” (meaning, not a literal translation)
Classical practice held that condolence visits take place within the first three days, offering words of comfort rather than extended discourse. Beyond this specific weakly-attested wording, the broader instruction to support the bereaved appears in sound reports too, including 'A'ishah's practice of sending talbina to grieving households, covered in that entry.
Sits alongside the Talbina entry on this site as part of a broader communal response to grief — treating bereavement as something addressed through both spiritual consolation and practical care. Ibn al-Qayyim discusses grief broadly as something the tradition treats seriously and addresses through both social support and specific dhikr, rather than something to be endured privately without communal involvement.
Modern grief research broadly supports the value of social support and community presence during bereavement as protective for mental health outcomes — a finding consistent with, though independently arrived at from, this practice's underlying logic.