Tag Archives: Grave

June, 2017

• 8 June

  A Hadith encouraging visiting the graveyard, giving ghusl and reading janazah Salah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? زر القبور تذكر بها الآخرة، واغسل الموتى، فإن معالجة جسد خاو موعظة بليغة، وصل على الجنائز لعل ذلك أن يحزنك، فإن الحزين في ظل الله يتعرض كل خير

May, 2017

• 10 May

  The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter

  Question Is this incident authentic? Whenever he passed by a graveyard, Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu ‘anhu) always wept so bitterly that his beard would get wet. Someone asked, “Why is it that you do not weep as much when mention is made of Jannah and Jahannam?” He replied, “I have heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say, “The grave is the first …

April, 2017

• 26 April

  A miracle during the days of Al Harrah

  Question Is this narration authentic Sa’id ibn Abdul Aziz (rahimahullah) narrates: “During the Incident of Al Harrah, there was no Adhan or Iqamah proclaimed from Masjid An Nabawi for three days. Sa’id ibn Musayyab (rahimahullah) stayed in Masjid An Nabawi, he used to find out about the time of Salah by the whispering voice which he heard from inside the …
• 21 April

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) desire to be buried in Madinah Munawwarah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “…There is no piece of land in this entire world more beloved to me that I be buried in [than Madinah Munawwarah]”
• 6 April

  “I have not been sent to sever ties”

  Question I have heard a Hadith wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) told a Sahabi to kill his father. The Sahabi turned to go and kill his father, but Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) called him back. Please provide the reference and authenticity.

March, 2017

• 29 March

  300 Ambiya buried around the Ka’bah

  Question What is the status of the following Hadiths? “Whenever a Nabi would leave his nation, he would go to the Ka’bah to worship Allah and certainly there are 300 graves of Ambiya around the Ka’bah” “The grave of Hud, Salih and Shu’ayb (‘alayhimus salam) are in the Haram” “When a nation was destroyed, the Nabi went to Makkah to …
• 21 March

  Surah Mulk protects from the punishment of the grave

  Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? One of the companions of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) pitched a tent on a grave without knowing that it was a grave. Suddenly he heard a person from the grave reciting Surah Mulk till he completed it. The Companion went to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and said: ‘O Rasulullah! I …

February, 2017

• 7 February

  A person will be buried in the soil he was created from

  Question Kindly verify the following statement and to whom it is attributed? “Every person will be buried in the soil from which he was created”

January, 2017

• 26 January

  A person will be shown his abode in Jannah or Jahannam daily in the grave

  Question I received this message and would like to know if the narration is authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When anyone of you dies, he will be shown his abode in the morning and in the evening, if he belongs to the people of Jannah, he will be shown his …

December, 2016

• 23 December

  A query regarding ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) questioning in the grave

  Question Is this narration reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was once explaining what will happen in the grave when the Angels come to question a person. Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) if he will be stable during questioning. When Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied in the affirmative, he said, ‘Then I will be …

October, 2016

• 24 October

  Charity extinguishes the heat of the grave

  Question What is the status of this Hadith and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Charity extinguishes the heat of the grave”

March, 2016

• 7 March

  What to recite when throwing soil in the grave

  Question I would like to know if Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) use to recite the verse: Minha khalaqnakum wa fiha nu’edukum wa minha nukhrijukum taratan ukhra at the time of throwing soil on the deceased person? Please give reference.

February, 2016

• 12 February

  Another Hadith on the call of the grave

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Al Khudri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) entered his place of salah and observed some men laughing. He said, “If you constantly remember the destroyer of pleasures, death, I will not see you in that which I see you now. So constantly remember the destroyer of pleasures: …