Question

What is the reward for attending a Janazah and assisting with burial?

Answer

Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) have recorded the following narration numerous times with variation in the wordings:

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:

“Whoever attends the funeral procession and offers the Janazah Salah, will get a reward equal to one ‘qirat’, and whoever accompanies it till burial, will get a reward equal to two ‘qirats’. It was asked, ‘What are two qirats?’ He answered, ‘Like two huge mountains.”

(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 1325 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 945)

See here for further explanation of the word qirat, and here for a virtue of assisting with burial.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar