Reciting Tehillim during Shiva
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Question
Is it permissible to recite Tehillim during Shiva in mourning?
Answer
It is permissible to recite Tehillim in memory of the deceased during Shiva, especially if it is a regular practice throughout the year. However, one should not study Tehillim with commentary.
Source
The Levush in Orach Chaim, Siman 594, wrote that in Poznan it was customary not to say Tehillim and Shir HaYichud on Tisha B'Av. However, the Magen Avraham there wrote: "It is customary to say Tehillim and Shir HaYichud at Mincha, even though it is forbidden to study Torah all day, it must be said that since it is in the form of a request, it is permitted." Practically, on Tisha B'Av, the Mishnah Berurah, Siman 594, Seif Katan 7, wrote that it is correct not to say it, as is the custom in Poznan. In Leket Yosher, laws of mourning, it is written that it is permitted for a mourner if it is his custom. Practically, the custom is to be lenient. Therefore, when one says Tehillim in the form of supplication and request and not in the form of study, it is permitted. But one should not study the Book of Tehillim with Rashi and commentaries, as it is in the form of study and not a request.
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