Month: May 2008

Chapter 161Supplication for the Deceased after his Burial 946. Abu `Amr (also called Abu `Abdullah and also Abu Laila) from `Uthman bin `Affan (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: After the burial of a dead man, the Prophet (PBUH) would stand by the grave and say, "Ask Allah to forgive your brother and supplicate… Continue reading Chapter 161: Supplication for the Deceased after his Burial

Chapter 160Admonition beside the Grave 945. `Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: We were accompanying a funeral procession in Baqi` Al-Gharqad (graveyard in Al-Madinah) when the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) proceeded towards us and sat down. We sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand. He was bending down his… Continue reading Chapter 160: Admonition beside the Grave

Chapter 159About Speedy Repayment of the Debts of a Deceased Person and Preparation of Burial 943. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) said, "The soul of the deceased believer remains pending on account of the debt till it (the debt) is repayed.''[At-Tirmidhi]. Commentary:  The Divine decision regarding the redemption… Continue reading Chapter 159: About Speedy Repayment of the Debts of a Deceased Person and Preparation of Burial

Chapter 158Haste in Burial 941. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (PBUH) saying, "Hurry up with the dead body (for its burial), for if it is pious, you are speeding it to goodness and if it is otherwise, you are laying an evil off your necks.''[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].… Continue reading Chapter 158: Haste in Burial

Chapter 157Supplications in Funeral Prayers يُكَبِّرُ أرْبَعَ تَكبِيرَاتٍ ، يَتَعوَّذُ بَعْدَ الأُولَى ، ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ فَاتِحَةَ الكِتَابِ ، ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ الثَّانِيَةَ ، ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي عَلَى النبي فيقول : اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ، وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ . وَالأفْضَلُ أنْ يُتَمِّمَهُ بقوله : كَمَا صَلَّيتَ عَلَى إبرَاهِيمَ – إِلَى قَوْله – إنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ . وَلا… Continue reading Chapter 157: Supplications in Funeral Prayers

Chapter 156Excellence of Participation in Funeral Prayers in Large Numbers and Formation of Three Rows or More 932. `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "If a group of Muslims numbering a hundred perform funeral prayer over a dead person, and all of them ask Allah's forgiveness for… Continue reading Chapter 156: Excellence of Participation in Funeral Prayers in Large Numbers and Three or more rows

Chapter 155Participation in Funeral Prayer and Procession and the dislike of Women Participating in the Funeral Procession 929. Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Whoever follows the funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat, and whoever… Continue reading Chapter 155: Participation in Funeral Prayer and Procession and the dislike of Women Participating

Chapter 154Prohibition of Disclosing the Physical defects of the Deceased 928. Abu Rafi` Aslam (May Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "He who washes a dead body and conceals what he notices of physical defects, he will be forgiven forty… Continue reading Chapter 154: Prohibition of Disclosing the Physical defects of the Deceased

Chapter 153The Ruling of crying and wailing over a Dead Person Wailing is unanimously forbidden (Haram) as will be mentioned later on. There are some Ahadith which forbid us from crying over somebody's death, and which inform us that the dead will be tormented in their graves as a result of their relatives crying over… Continue reading Chapter 153: The Ruling of crying and wailing over a Dead Person

Chapter 152Goof Words to be Uttered before a dying Person and his Family [920] عن أُم سَلَمة رضي اللهُ عنها قالت : قَالَ رسول الله : « إِذَا حَضَرتُمُ المَرِيضَ أَو المَيِّتَ ، فَقُولُوا خَيْراً ، فَإنَّ المَلائِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ » ، قالت: فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سلَمة أتَيْتُ النبي فقلت : يَا رسولَ… Continue reading Chapter 152: Goof Words to be Uttered before a dying Person and his Family