Abu Huraira reported: A black woman, or a young man, used to maintain the mosque and one day the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, missed her and asked about her. They said, “She has died.” The Prophet said, “You would not announce it to me?” It was as if they considered …
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Abu Malik al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Four traits in my nation are among the affairs of ignorance that they have not abandoned: boasting over status, disparaging over lineage, seeking rain by the stars, and wailing over the dead.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 934 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever is prayed over by a hundred Muslims at his funeral, he will be forgiven.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1488 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِ مِائَةٌ مِنْ الْمُسْلِمِينَ غُفِرَ …
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Aisha reported: A person who passed away was mentioned in an evil way in front of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, so he said, “Do not mention your deceased unless it is good.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 1935 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ ذُكِرَ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ …
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Jabir ibn Abdullah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to the hypocrite Abdullah ibn ‘Ubayy after he was placed in his grave. The Prophet ordered him to be taken out, he placed him on his knees, he blew his blessed breath over him, and he wrapped him in his …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Who among you has woken up today fasting?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “Who among you has followed a funeral procession?” Abu Bakr said, “I have.” The Prophet said, “Who among you has fed a needy person?” Abu …
Al-Zuhri reported: When they lowered Zayd ibn Thabit, may Allah be pleased with him, into his grave, Ibn Abbas said, “Whoever would like to see how knowledge is lost, this here is the loss of knowledge.” Source: Tārīkh Dimashq 18053 عَنِ الزُّهْرِيُّ لَمَّا دُلِّيَ زَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ رضي الله عنه فِي قَبْرِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you have prayed over your deceased, offer a sincere supplication for him.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 3199 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا صَلَّيْتُمْ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ فَأَخْلِصُوا لَهُ …
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Abu Ibrahim al-Ash’hali reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed the funeral prayer, he would say, “O Allah, forgive our living and our deceased, those of us present and those of us absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.” In another narration, the Prophet said, …
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Aisha reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim dies with one of six traits but that he has a guarantee from Allah he will be admitted into Paradise. A man who goes out for jihad; if he dies in this state, his guarantee is upon Allah. A man who follows …
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Salamah ibn al-Akwa’ reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was presented with a funeral for him to pray over it. The Prophet said, “Does he have debt?” They said no, so the Prophet prayed over him. Then he was presented with another funeral and the Prophet said, “Does he have debt?” They …
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Ibn al-Qayyim reported: Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If you console a non-Muslim citizen, say: May nothing beset you but goodness.” Huraym reported: I heard Al-Ajlah, may Allah have mercy on him, console a Christian and he said, “You must be mindful of Allah and be patient.” Mansur reported: Ibrahim, may …
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Ali reported: I said to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, “Your uncle, the misguided old man, has died.” The Prophet said, “Go bury your father and do nothing until you come back to me.” I buried him and I came back to him. The Prophet ordered me to bathe myself and he …
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Ali reported: We saw the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stand for funerals and so we stood up. The Prophet would sit and so we sat. Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 962 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Al-Nawawi said, “The preferred opinion of Al-Mutawalli among our scholars is that standing for a funeral is …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Mention what is good about your dead, and refrain from speaking about their evil.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1019 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِيهِمْ …
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Al-Mughirah ibn Shu’bah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Do not abuse the dead and thus harm the living.” Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1982 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَسُبُّوا الْأَمْوَاتَ فَتُؤْذُوا الْأَحْيَاءَ 1982 سنن الترمذي …
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Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by a funeral and he said, “One is relieved and one is relieved from.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is one relieved and one relieved from?” The Prophet said, “The believing servant is relieved from the hardships and harms …
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Sa’d ibn ‘Ubadah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, my mother has died. Shall I give charity on her behalf?” The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Yes.” I said, “Which charity is best?” The Prophet said, “A drink of water.” Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3664 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani عَنْ …
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Umar ibn al-Khattab reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whenever four persons testify to the goodness of a Muslim, he will enter Paradise.” We said, “And three?” The Prophet said, “Even three.” We said, “And two?” The Prophet said, “Even two.” Thereafter we did not ask about only one person. Source: …
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‘Amir ibn Rabi’ah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When you see a funeral procession, stand up for it until it passes or the deceased is placed in the grave.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 1245, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 958 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ …
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