Dars e Ahadith-Funeral

“Bismil Laa-hir.Rahmaa-nir-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)

Al-Bayhaqi, al-Sunan al-kubra 5:245; Ibn al-Athir, Usd al-ghaba 3:341; Dhahabi narrates that Abdullah Ibn `Umar (Radhiallaahu ءn), used to dismount in order to walk on the exact same spot the Rasulullah (ﷺ ) had put his steps. Note: This is how strict the Sahaba (Radhiallaahu ءnhuma) were in following the Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW)! And they understood the deen better than us.

“Ibn Umar considered the Khawarij and the heretics as the worst beings in creation, and he said:[B] They went to verses which were revealed about the disbelievers and applied them to the Believers.Bukhari Chapter Khawarjites.

A narration of Salim ibn `Ubayd (may Allah be pleased with him) reveals what was decided, when after describing the final sickness and passing away of the Prophet (ﷺ ) and the confusion and shock that ensued, he ran to inform Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), who with the Prophet’s (ﷺ ) permission was in a mosque near his wife’s home one mile away.
Abu Bakr arrived, wept and kissed the Prophet’s (ﷺ ) noble forehead. Salim narrates:“… [The people] asked in consternation, ‘Oh Companion of the Messenger of Allah! Has the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) really been taken away [in death]?’ Abu Bakr replied, ‘Yes…’ And the people knew he had told the truth. Then they asked, ‘Oh Companion of the Messenger of Allah! Is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) to be prayed over?’ He replied, ‘Yes.’They asked, ‘And how?’ Abu Bakr said, ‘A group of people enters, they recite their takbirs [4 times] and pray, and they supplicate, then they leave, then

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group enters, recites the takbirs, prays, supplicates, and then they leave, until all the people have entered.’The people then asked, ‘Oh Companion of the Messenger of Allah! Is the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) to be buried?’ ‘Yes.’ he replied. ‘Where?’ they asked. He answered, ‘In the place where Allah took his soul, for Allah did not take his soul except in a place that is pure.’ And the people knew he had spoken the truth. Then, Abu Bakr instructed them that his paternal relatives [and only them] should bathe him.’” [al-Tirmidhi, al-Shama’il]

Imam al-Suyuti and al-Bayjuri both mentioned a narration from al-Hakim and al-Bazaar, and though there is a strong difference as to the degree of its weakness, it reinforces that this method of prayer, in fact the prayer itself, was not from independent reasoning, rather amongst final instructions to close family members when they had gathered in the house of ‘Aisha (Allah be well pleased with her) and they asked the Prophet (ﷺ ):“Who will pray over you?” The Prophet (ﷺ ) replied, “When you have bathed me and shrouded me then place me on a bed, then leave me for some time, for the first one to pray on me shall be Gibril, then Mika`il, then Israfil, then the Angel of Death with his host; then, admit upon me group after group, then let them pray over me and send salams upon me with complete submission.” [al-Hakim, Mustadrak; al-Bazzaar, Musnad]

Ibn Abbas narrates:“… and when they were finished with preparing him on Wednesday (ﷺ ) [for burial], they placed him on his bed, in his house, and the people entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) in small groups until they had finished; then they let in the women until they finished; then they let in the children, and no one led the people as an imam over the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ )…” [Ibn Majah, Sunan]

Ibn ‘Abbas also narrates:“When the Prophet (ﷺ ) passed away, the men were admitted [into the house of ‘Aisha] and they prayed upon him without anyone leading the prayer, individually, then they left, then they admitted the women, and they prayed upon him, then they admitted the children, and they prayed upon him, then they admitted the slaves, and they prayed upon him, individually; no one led them in prayers over the Prophet (ﷺ ).” [al-Bayhaqi, Dalai’il al-Nubuwwah]

Abu ‘Aseeb the Companion (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I witnessed the funeral prayer on the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ). The people asked, ‘How should we pray on him?’ He (one Companion) said, ‘Enter, all of you, in small groups at a time.’… so they would enter from *this* door and pray, then leave through the other door…” [Ahmad, Musnad]

Ibn Sa’d reports: ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “Let no one stand over him (ﷺ ) as an imam. He is your leader in life and in death.” So the people would enter in small groups, and pray upon him (ﷺ ) row on row, and there was no leader (imam) for them, while ‘Ali was standing beside the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) saying, “Peace be upon you, Oh Prophet…[and saying a long dua’ for him]” while the people were saying, “Amin! Amin!”…[Ibn Sa’d, al-Tabaqat]. Similar supplications and blessings are recorded from Abu Bakr and Omar, together with a group saying “Amin”.

Although there was a difference of opinion between the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) as to where the Prophet (ﷺ ) should be buried, it was settled by Abu Bakr when he said:“Truly, I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ ) say, ‘A prophet has never been taken [in death] except that he was buried in the spot where he was taken.’” [Ibn Majah, Sunan]

Imam al-Bukhari dedicates an entire chapter of his Sahih to describing the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ ). Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said,“…Allah took him (in death, ﷺ ) while he was lying against my chest [lit. between my sternum and the bottom of my throat], and he (ﷺ ) was buried in my house.” [al-Bukhari, Sahih]

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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