Life After Death-Condolance

“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)

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Abu Umama (ra) said,”When I die, do with me as the Prophet (saws) 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 (saws) 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).

THE ETIQUETTE OF OFFERING CONDOLENCES

Whoever seeks forgiveness for the believing men and women, Allah records for him a good deed for every believing man and woman.(tabarani)

This is a du’a which Rasulullah [saws] recited to Ummu Salamah [ra] at the death of her husband: “O Allah! Forgive Abu Salamah, elevate his status among the guided people and look after the family that he left behind. O Lord of the universe! Forgive us and him, comfort him in his grave and lighten his stay (in the grave).

Console the deceased’s family and lighten their pain and distress.

One who consoles Allah (swt) will clothe him with ornaments of honor on the Day of Requital.

encourage them to have patience in this time of distress and seek reward from Allah.

One should supplicate for the family of the deceased.

One should supplicate to Allah that He shows mercy to the deceased.

It is desirable to prepare food for the family of the deceased.

Mention the reward of patience over that calamity(ask for replacement of loss with better one),

Mention the transitory nature of life on earth and that the hearafter is an everlasting abode.

Indeed! Whatever Allah gives or takes belongs to him and everything is predestined by Him.

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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