Funerals

18 Dhul Hijjah 144020 August 2019

A Narration Regarding Wailing Over the Deceased

QuestionWhat is the explanation of the last part of the Hadith? إلا آل فلان عن أم عطية، قالت: لما نزلت هذه الآية: يبايعنك على أن لا يشركن بالله شيئا ولا يعصينك في معروف قالت: كان منه النياحة، قالت: فقلت: يا رسول الله، إلا آل فلان، فإنهم كانوا أسعدوني في الجاهلية،…

30 Dhul Qa'dah 14402 August 2019

An Unreliable Narration on Attending the Gathering of a Scholar

QuestionHow authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "To attend a gathering of a scholar is more rewarding than attending one thousand funerals, offering one thousand rak'ahs of prayers, one thousand Hajj and one thousand battles"

25 Rajab 143614 May 2015

What to Recite When a Person Dies

QuestionUpon a person's death please tell me if the shahadah must be read as well as Surah Baqarah. Also does reading Quran, Yasin or du'as help the dead person?