Dars e Ahadith-Grave Talqeen
“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 Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (ra) : Allah’s Apostle ﷺ said, “When the funeral is ready (for its burial) and the people lift it on their shoulders, then if the deceased is a righteous person he says, ‘Take me ahead,’ and if he is not a righteous one, then he says, ‘Woe to it (me)! Where are you taking it (me)?’ And his voice is audible to everything except human beings; and if they heard it they would fall down unconscious.” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 462).
Anas bin Malik (ra) reported that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ said: ‘After the deceased (dead) is placed in his grave and his companions turn to leave, he hears the shuffling of their feet as they walk away. Then there comes to him the two angels.’ (Part of Hadith) (Bukhari and Muslim).
Hadhrat lbn Abbas (ra) narrated that Allah’s Messenger ﷺ passed 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).
If one salutes a dead person he knows (says As-Salamu Alaikum) while passing by his grave, the dead person responds to his salutation and recognizes him. If one salutes a dead person he does not know while passing by his grave, the dead person responds to his salutation. (Gazali, Ihyau Ulumi’d-din, IV, Ziyaratu’l Qubur).
Prophet Mohammad ﷺ said ‘Whoever visits my grave, my intercession will be guaranteed for him’. This is Hasan (fair) narration as concluded by the great scholar Taqi al-Din al-Subki in his book Shifa al-Siqam.
Muhammad b. Qais (ra) said (to the people): Should I not narrate to you (a Hadith of the Holy Prophet – ﷺ on my authority and on the authority of my mother? We thought that he meant the mother who had given him birth. He (Muhammad b. Qais (ra) then reported that it was ‘A’isha (ra) who had narrated this: Should I not narrate to you about myself and about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? We said: Yes. She said: When it was my turn for Allah’s Messengerﷺ to spend the night with me, he turned his side, put on his mantle and took off his shoes and placed them near his feet and spread the corner of his shawl on his bed and then lay down till he thought that I had gone to sleep. He took hold of his mantle slowly and put on the shoes slowly, and opened the door and went out and then closed it lightly. I covered my head, put on my veil and tightened my waist wrapper, and then went out following his steps till he reached Baqi’. He stood there and he stood for a long time. He then lifted his hands three times, and then returned and I also returned. He hastened his steps and I also hastened my steps. He ran and I too ran. He came (to the house) and I also came (to the house). I, however, preceded him and I entered (the house), and as I lay down in the bed, he ﷺentered the (house), and said: Why is it, O ‘A’isha (ra), that you are out of breath? I said: There is nothing. He said: Tell me or the Subtle and the Aware Allah (swt) would inform me. I said: Messenger of Allah ﷺ, may my father and mother be ransom for you, and then I told him (the whole story). He said: Was it the darkness (of your shadow) that I saw in front of me? I said: Yes. He then said: Did you think that Allah (swt)and His Apostle ﷺ would deal unjustly with you? She said: Whatsoever the people conceal, Allah (swt)will know it. He said: Gabriel (as) came to me when you saw me. He called me and he concealed it from you. I responded to his call, but I too concealed it from you. I thought that you had gone to sleep, and I did not like to awaken you, fearing that you may be frightened. He (as)said: Your Lord has commanded you to go to the inhabitants of Baqi’ and beg pardon for them. I said: how should I pray for them? He said: Say, Peace be upon the inhabitants of this city from among the Believers and the Muslims, and may Allah (swt)have mercy on those who have gone ahead of us, and those who come later on, and we shall, Insha-Allah, join you. (Muslim – Book #004, Hadith #2127)
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 ﷺ 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 ﷺ, 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).
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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