Dars e Imam-Dead Praying

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“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 Hurayra I heard the Prophet say: “By the one in Whose hand is Abu al-Qasim’s soul, `Isa ibn Maryam shall descend as a just and wise ruler. He shall destroy the cross, slay the swine, eradicate discord and grudges, and money shall be offered to him but he will not accept it. Then he shall stand at my grave side and say: Ya Muhammad! and I will answer him. Ibn Hajar al-`Asqalani cites it in al-Matalib al-`aliya (Kuwait, 1393/1973)Abu Ya`la relates it with a sound (sahih) chain in his Musnad Volume No. 11, Page No. 462, Published by Dar ul Kutb al-iLmiyyah;

Sayyidina Ibn Abbas (RA) reported that one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ pitched a tent on a grave. He did not know that there was grave. It was the grave of human beings, who recited surah al-Mulk (#67) to the end of it. He came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, “O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I pitched my tent over a grave without knowing that it was a grave. The man inside recited surah al-Mulk to its end.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “It is the rescuer. It rescues from punisment of the grave.”
Chapter 9, Virtues of surah al-Mulk, Tirmidhi (2899)
 

Quran says Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear , nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they flee, turning their backs(27/80-81)Undoubtedly you can not make the dead hear, and nor you can make the deaf to hear the call, when they turnshowing their backs.And you can not guide the blind from their error You can make only those to hear who believe in Our signs andthey are Muslims and 30/52-53 Therefore you make not the dead to hear nor you make the deaf to hear the call when they turn away showingtheir backs.And nor you guide the blind from their error. You make only those to hear who believe in Our signs and theyhave already surrendered.

Does above verse mean that Dead (muslims and non muslims cannot hear) This verse has more of a methaphoric meaning, secondly it refers to the kufaar not muslims in this case

Nor can you lead the blind out of their error, you can only make to hear those who believe in Our Ayât, and who have submittedQuran (27/80-81)Undoubtedly you can not make the dead hear, and nor you can make the deaf to hear the call, when they turnshowing their backs.And you can not guide the blind from their error You can make only those to hear who believe in Our signs andthey are Muslims and 30/52-53 Therefore you make not the dead to hear nor you make the deaf to hear the call when they turn away showingtheir backs.And nor you guide the blind from their error. You make only those to hear who believe in Our signs and theyhave already surrendered.

this doesn’t only refute the argument regarding first verse which some put forward that dead cannot hear in any circumstances but also makes it clear that muslims can hear as Allah says himself in the next verse , you can only make to hear those who believe in Our Ayât,

Tafsir ibn e khateer-for verse 27/80-81 and 30/52-53 says(Verily, you cannot make the dead to hear) meaning, you cannot cause them to hear anything that will benefit them. The same applies to those over whose hearts is a veil and in whose ears is deafness of disbelief. Allah says:(nor can you make the deaf to hear the call, when they flee, turning their backs. Nor can you lead the blind out of their error. You can only make to hear those who believe in Our Ayat, so they submit (became Muslims). meaning, those who have hearing and insight will respond to you, those whose hearing and sight are of benefit to their hearts and who are humble towards Allah and to the Message that comes to them through the mouths of the Messengers, may peace be upon them.[end] From above it seems these verses are not for those in Grave even , its talking about non muslims in the world who don’t get hidaya and don’t listen to word of Allah with an open heart, whos Hearts are dead,

Nor are (alike) the living and the dead. Verily, Allâh makes whom He will hear, but you cannot make hear those who are in graves [quran 35/22 And equal are not the living and the dead. Undoubtedly, Allah causes him to hear whom He pleases; and youare not to make those who are lying in their graves to hear.

In above verse the first part is talking about Disbelievers and muslims when it comes to Nor are (alike) the living and the dead and Tafsirs will shortly prove it,
In the second part Allah says Verily, Allâh makes whom He will hear , this clearly indicated that whom Allah (subhanu wa taala) wills he can hear and its not impossible , its already proved from several hadiths that not only believers but even non muslims can hear better then living from the grave,

Tafsir Ibn Kathir on this verse(Verily, Allah makes whom He wills to hear,) means He guides them to listen to the proof and accept it and adhere it.(but you cannot make hear those who are in graves.) means, `just as the dead as disbelievers and ended up in the graves, so too you cannot help these idolators who are decreed to be doomed, and you cannot guide them.'[end]The above Tafsir doesn’t only seperat the hearing part of dead but says it explains that its talking about guidance and accepting the truth, not about hearing, its also an agreed and acceptable fact that dead cannot accept Islam once they are dead.

People of qiblah =those who believe in essentials of deen.

Bidah =those who doesnot follow ahle sunnat wal jamaat.

Firqa/denomination/offshoot from main branch= ideology of people who believe they are only on haqq/truth based on following of juzz/portion of deen.

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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