Hadith 1523

Prayer For The People Of The Qiblah

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Darussalam · Volume 2

6. The Chapters On WhatHas Been NarratedRegarding Funerals

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الحديث: 1523 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 487

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1523. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "When 'Abdullâh bin Ubayy died, his son came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'O Messenger of Allâh, give me your shirt so that I may shroud him in it.' The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Notify me when he is ready (i.e., when he has been washed and shrouded).' When the Prophet ﷺ wanted to offer the funeral prayer for him, 'Umar bin Khattâb said to him: 'You should not do that.' The Prophet ﷺ offered the funeral prayer for him, and the Prophet ﷺ said to him: 'I have been given two choices: "...ask forgiveness for them (hypocrites) or ask not forgiveness for them....'"[1] Then Allâh revealed: 'And never pray (the funeral prayer) for any of them (hypocrites) who dies, nor stand at his grave.'"[2] (Sahih) Abu 'Abdullâh said: From this Hadith we understand that standing at the grave is an act of kindness to the living.

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1523 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أُبَيٍّ جَاءَ ابْنُهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَعْطِنِي قَمِيصَكَ أُكَفِّنْهُ فِيهِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «آذِنُونِي بِهِ» فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ لَهُ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ: مَا ذَاكَ لَكَ، فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " أَنَا بَيْنَ خِيَرَتَيْنِ: اسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ، أَوْ لَا تَسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ " فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ: {وَلَا تُصَلِّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ مَاتَ أَبَدًا، وَلَا تَقُمْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ} [التوبة: 84] "

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Allâh's Messenger ﷺ granted his shirt to the son of 'Abdullâh bin Ubayy just to console him, it was to be put on his hypocrite father. The shroud consists of simple sheets that are not sewn together, but out of necessity, sewn clothes can also be used for shroud. c. Forgiveness must not be sought for him who is known with real Kufr (disbelief), for example: if a Christian, a Jew, a Hindu or Qādiyānī neighbour or relative dies, seeking forgiveness for him is also impermissible as his funeral prayer is not observed. See Al-Taubah 9:113.