Question Is this a Hadith? ما أفضل ما يقال على الميت؟ فقال: الاستغفار
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The virtue of forty people offering Janazah Salah seeking intercession for the deceased
Question In your answer here you have alluded to a narration which mentions forty people offering Janazah Salah. Can you provide the text for the narration?
Read More »Learn the laws of inheritance
Question Can you provide the correct wording and references for the following narration:. تعلموا الفرائض، وعلموها الناس، تعلموا القرآن، وعلموه الناس، فإني امرؤ مقبوض، والعلم سينقص، وتظهر الفتن، حتى يختلف اثنان في فريضة لا يجدان أحدا يفصل بينهما
Read More »Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) encourages Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) to learn the laws of inheritance
Question Can you provide the correct wording and reference for the following narration? تعلموا الفرائض وعلموه فإنه نصف العلم وانه ينسي وهو اول ما ينزع من امتي
Read More »Sudden deaths are from the signs of Qiyamah
Question Is there any narrations indicating that increase in sudden death is amongst the minor signs of Qiyamah?
Read More »Asking Allah for the ability to recite the shahadah before death
Question What is the reference for this du’a? Allahumma laqqini hujjatal imani ‘indal mamati
Read More »A miraculous incident regarding Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and a deceased replying from the grave
Question Is this incident authentic? Imam Bayhaqi states in Dalailun Nubuwwah that once Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) invited a man to Islam. He said that he would accept Islam if Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) brought his deceased daughter back to life. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked to be taken to her grave. The man took him to …
Read More »A narration regarding not leaving the deceased alone
Question Does it come in a narration that we should not leave the body of the deceased alone as Shaytan has the ability to cause mischief by entering the body?
Read More »A query regarding a du’a to recite when missing the deceased
Question What is the reference for this du’a? When you miss the deceased read: اللهم اني اشتقت الي روح لن تعود فاجعلها من اهل الفردوس
Read More »Knowledge will be lifted through the demise of Scholars
Question Is this Hadith authentic? “Knowledge will be snatched away by the taking away of scholars along with their knowledge leaving behind ignorant people who will be asked to settle matters and they will do so on the basis of their personal views, thus being misguided and misguiding others.”
Read More »The full text of the Hadith about informing Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) to perform Salatul Janazah
Question Can you please provide the full Hadith you have answered here from Sahih Muslim regarding delaying a janazah.
Read More »Prepare for death before you pass away
Question What is the source and reliability of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “O Tariq, prepare for death before death.”
Read More »Translation of the words بَرِّدْ على صاحِبِك
Question Kindly provide the translation for the following words of the Hadith: قال: بَرِّدْ على صاحِبِك، ثم عَجِّلْ قضاءَه، ثمَّ لَقِيه عن عبدالله بن عمر رضي الله عنه قال: مات ميتٌ، فمروا على رسولِ الله ﷺ فدَعَوه للصلاةِ عليه، فقال: على صاحِبِكم دَينٌ؟ قالوا: نعم، يا رسولَ اللهِ، دينارانِ، قال: صلُّوا على صاحِبِكم، فقال رجلٌ مِن قرابتِه: هو عليَّ يا …
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