Dars e Ahadith-Grave Flowers
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
Narrated Al-Bara (ra): The Prophet ﷺ went towards Al-Baqi (the Graveyard at Medina) on the day of Id-ul-Adha and offered a two-Rakat prayer (of ‘Id-ul-Adha)…. (part of the Hadith). (Bukhari – Book #15, Hadith #93).
Ibn Umar (ra) considered the Khawarij and the heretics as the worst beings in creation (meaning worst than Satan and his subordinate Shayateen), and he said : ‘They went to verses which were revealed about the disbelievers (the pagans of Makka) and applied them to the Believers (Prophets, Sahabah, Awliya Allah and Muslims). (Bukhari – Chapter Khawarijeen).
Prophet Mohammad ﷺ said: “He who remembers his Lord and he who does not, are like the living and the dead. (Muslim).
Abu Musa (ra)narrates that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, “The house in which Allah (swt) is remembered and the one in which Allah (swt) is not remembered are like the living and the dead.” ] [ Muslim, as-Sahih (1:539#779); Ibn Hibban, as-Sahih (3:135#854); Abu Yala, al-Musnad (13:291#7306), Ruyani, al-Musnad (1:317#473); Abu Nuaym, al-Musnad-ul-mustakhraj ala as-Sahih Muslim (2:372#1771);
Narrated by al-Haakim that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (ra) placed his forehead on the grave of Prophet Mohammad ﷺ. Marwan Ibn al-Hakam, the Governor of Madina, saw him and held his neck. Abu Ayyub (ra) said I did not come to the Stone (Idol). I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Do not weep for Islam if the qualified people were in-charge, but weep for it, if it was under the charge of unqualified. (Al-Hakim related this Hadith in Mustadrak and said it is Sahih. ad-Dhahabi (who is held in great respect by Salafis) agreed to his authentication.Look in the above Hadith, Abu Ayub (ra) is reported to have placed his forehead on the pious grave of the Prophet ﷺ and when Marwan (the Governor of Madina) tried to hold him, he says that I have come to the Prophet ﷺ and not to an Idol.
Narrated by Ibn Majah, Ahmad, at-Tabarani, as-Subki and Ibn Asakir that : Mu`adh Ibn Jabal (ra) and Bilal (ra) came to the Grave of the Prophet ﷺ and sat weeping and Bilal (ra) rubbed his face against the Grave of Prophet ﷺ. (Ibn Majah 2:1320, Ahmad, al-Tabarani, al-Subki, and Ibn Asakir).The above Hadith confirms the fact that kissing of Graves and placing your head and rubbing your face on the Graves is the tradition of Sahabah (ra).
Yahya (ra) related from Imam Maalik (ra) that he heard that AIi Ibn Abi Talib (ra) used to rest his head on Graves and lie on them [meaning holding the grave with his stretched hands while his head, entire face and chest is rested on the Grave]. Maalik (ra) said, “As far as we can see, it is only forbidden to sit on the Graves to relieve oneself.” (Muatta’ Imâm Malik – Book #16, Hadith #16.11.34)
Surely the vilest of animals, in Allah’s (swt)sight, are the deaf, the dumb, who do not understand] (Al-Anfal – 22).
It is in Hadith – Narrated Ummul Momineen Aisha(ra): Allah’s Apostle ﷺ died while Abu Bakr (ra) was at a place called As-Sunah (Al-‘Aliya) ‘Umar (ra) stood up and said, “By Allah (swt)! Allah’s Apostle ﷺ is not dead!” ‘Umar (ra) (later on) said, “By Allah (swt)! Nothing occurred to my mind except that.” He said, “Verily! Allah (swt)will resurrect him and he will cut the hands and legs of some men.” Then Abu Bakr (ra) came and uncovered the face of Allah’s Apostle ﷺ, kissed him and said, “Let my mother and father be sacrificed for you, (O Allah’s Apostle –saws ), you are good in life and in death. By Allah (swt)in Whose Hands my life is, Allah (swt)will never make you taste death twice.” Then he went out and said, “O oath-taker! Don’t be hasty.” When Abu Bakr (ra) spoke, ‘Umar (ra) sat down. Abu Bakr (ra) praised and glorified Allah (swt)and said, No doubt! Whoever worshiped Muhammad ﷺ, then Muhammad ﷺ is dead, but whoever worshiped Allah (swt), then Allah (swt)is Alive and shall never die.” Then he recited Surely you shall die and they too shall (surely) die.] (Az-Zumur – 30). (Bukhari Vol 5, Bk 57, # 19)
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas (ra) : The Prophet ﷺonce passed by two Graves and said, “These two persons are being punished not for a major sin (to refrain from). One of them never saved himself from being soiled with his urine, while the other used to go about with calumnies(to make enmity between friends).” The Prophet ﷺ then took a green leaf of a date-palm tree, split it into (pieces) and fixed one on each Grave. They said, “O Allah’s Apostle (saws )! Why have you done so?” He replied, “I hope that their punishment might be lessened till these (the pieces of the leaf) become dry.” (Bukhari – Book 4,Hadith 217)
Hadhrat lbn Abbas (ra) narrated that Allah’s Messenger ﷺpassed by some graves of Madinah He turned his face towards them, and said: Peace be on you, O people of the graves! May Allah (swt)forgive us and you. You have gone before us and we are to follow. (Tirmidhi, Chapter 59, Hadith # 1055).
When I want to talk to Allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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