Dars e Imam-Talqeen Dead Hearing
“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)
It is evident from the above Hadith that Prophet Mohammad ﷺ visited Baqi at the commandment of Allah (swt)Whatever he did there was all commanded to him by Allah (swt). Therefore, following rules are established from the above Hadith.
(i) Visiting the Graves of Muslims and staying close by the graves for a long time is the commandment of Allah (swt)and tradition of Apostle ﷺ.
(ii) Praying for the Dead, facing the grave by raising both the hands is the commandment of Allah (swt)and tradition of Apostle ﷺ.
(iii) It is important to note that Baqi (Muslim Graveyard) has been referred as “City” and people living there are referred as ‘inhabitants’ in the Hadith.
(iv) It is commanded by Allah (swt)to say ‘As Salamu Alaikum’ to the inhabitants of Baqi. Salutations and greetings are done to the living people who can see, hear and communicate with you.
(v) Prophet Mohammad ﷺ prayed for the people of Baqi, and for those who will join them later. Meaning, the Prophet ﷺ did not differentiate between the living and the dead Muslimeen as they both were treated as ‘living’ only.
(vi) In the above Hadith, the Prophet ﷺ is addressing the dead as, ( يَا أَهْلَ الْقُبُورِ ) which has been commanded to him by Allah (swt)This confirms the fact that calling “Ya Rasulullah” is as per the commandments of Allah (swt)and His Apostle ﷺ.
(vii) Women are allowed to visit Muslim Graveyards and Mazaars of Awliya Allah. There are many Ahadith in Bukhari, Muslim and other Ahadith books that confirm the fact that women should visit Muslim graveyards.
Ummul Momineen Aisha (ra) narrates that: “When Prophet ﷺ used to stay with her, in the last part of the night he used to go to the graveyard of Madinah (Muslim, Mishkat page 154)
Muhammad bin Nu’man (ra) narrates that Rasoolullah ﷺ said: “Whoever visits his parents’ graves or visits one of their graves every Friday, then he will be forgiven and will be written as being one of the pious” (Mishkat page 154).
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah (ra) narrates: Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said ‘ When any one of you shrouds his brother, he should shroud him well (part of Hadith). (Sahih Muslim – Book #004, Hadith #2058) .
Abu Qatada (ra) narrates that Prophet ﷺ said: “When you are a custodian of any dead, give them a fine shroud because they (the dead believers) visit one another place and meet one another (Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah and Baihaqi).
Narrated Amr ibn al-‘As (ra) : Ibn Shamasah (ra) said: We went to Amr ibn al-‘As (ra) and he was about to die. He wept for a long time and turned his face towards the wall. His son said: Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not give you tidings of this? Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ not give you tidings of this? He (the narrator) said: He turned his face (towards the audience) and said: The best thing which we can count upon is the testimony that there is no god but Allah (swt)and that Muhammad ﷺ is the Apostle of Allah. Verily I have passed through three phases. When I die, let neither female mourner nor fire accompany me. When you bury me, fill my grave well with earth, then stand around it for a time which a camel is slaughtered and its meat is distributed so that I may enjoy your intimacy and (in your company) ascertain what answer I can give to the messengers (angels) of Allah (swt). (Muslim, Book 1, Number 0220) The above Hadith confirms the fact that after the burial, close relatives or Shaikh may stay at the grave to give company to the dead while he is answering the questions of the Angels. At this time, it is important that the Shaikh or the relatives remind the dead about correct answers. Since the dead can hear, it may help him in passing this test.
Abu Umama (ra) said,”When I die, do with me as the Prophet ﷺ ordered us, saying, ‘When one of your brothers dies and you have smoothed over the earth upon his grave, let one of you stand at the head of the grave and say, “O So and so Son of So and so” for he will hear, though he cannot reply – and then say, “O So and So, son of So and so,” and he will say, “Direct me, Allah (swt)have mercy upon you mercy on you,” though you will not hear it, but should say, “Remember the creed (Kalima Tayyiba) upon which you departed from this world, testifying that there is no god but Allah (swt), and Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and messenger, and that you accepted Allah (swt)as your Lord, Islam as your religion, Muhammad (saws) as your prophet, and the Quran as your exemplar.” For then the two angels Munkar and Nakir will take each other’s hand and say, “Let us go, what is there to keep us beside someone who has been instructed how to make his plea?”A Man said, “O Messenger of Allah (saws), what if one does not know the name of his mother?” and he answered, ‘Then one should mention his descent from his mother Eve (sa) , saying, “O so and so son of Eve (sa) ” (Muajam al Kabir Tabrani 7/287).
Life of the heart = marifat ie living heart gains marifat.
Living heart =attached with Allah’s rememberance and cut off with duniya (being in duniya)
Tajalliat/noor e elahi descend on living hearts.
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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