Death & Janazah

Question I have heard of a person who was forgiven after his death only because he attended a funeral and threw sand in the grave of his fellow muslim. Is this from the Hadith? And is it authentic?

Question Who is classed as a shahid? What are the different categories?

Question What is the grade of the following Hadith and what does it mean?   Sayyiduna Salamah ibn Yazid Al Ju’fi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: ‘My brother and I came to the Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said that our mother had passed away during jahiliyyah, she use to honour her guests, upheld the ties of kinship, and did such and such good, but …

Question Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) would ask the people ‘Tell me of a person who entered Jannah without offering a single Salah’? Who was this Sahabi?

Question What is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘Whoever says three times when he gets up in the morning: ‘A’udhu billahis sami’il ‘alim minash shaytanir rajim’ and he recites the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr Allah appoints seventy thousand (70 000) angels who say make du’a for forgiveness on behalf of him until the evening. …

Question Is the following statement correct? One who has been oppressively killed for saying what’s right (not necessarily for spreading islam) or asking for his own right, is a shahid?

Question Are the narrations concerning the burial place of Nabi ‘Isa (‘alayhis salam) authentic?

Question Are the following which are quoted to be Hadith really Hadith? 1. One who visits me after my death is as if he visited me during my life.  2. One who visits my grave my intercession for him is certainly due. A Saudi scholar has mentioned in his ‘Umrah kitab under the section of ziyarat that, although quoted to be …

Question Was Allah Ta’ala the first to read Janazah Salah on Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)? Is the Hadith authentic?

Question Will death in Madinah be a means of salvation?

Question I’ve heard that if one dies on a Friday, he/she will be saved from the punishment of the grave. Is this correct?

Question I have heard “During the month of Ramadan Allah stops the punishment of the grave for everyone buried.” Is it true?

Question What is the status of the fasting on the day of the 15th of Sha’ban. I have read conflicting rulings regarding this. Could you kindly shed some light and clarify this in the light of Hadith?