Tag Archives: Graveyard

October, 2020

2 October
A narration stating that the deceased are envious of the people who frequent the Masajid

Question Is it correct that every night the people in the graveyard are envious of the inhabitants of the Masajid?

8 June
‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement when visiting the graveyard

Question Is this narration authentic: قال ابن عساكر: كان علي رضي الله عنه إذا أراد زيارة المقبرة جعل يقول: يا أهل القبور نُكِحَت أزواجكم وقُسِمَت أموالكم وسُكِنَت بيوتكم واستُخدِمَت صبيانكم هذا خبر ما عندنافياليت شعري ما خبر ما عندكم؟ ثم يقول والله لو تكلمتم لقلتم وتزودوا فإنّ خير الزاد التقوى تاريخ دمشق ٢٧/٣٩٤

4 March
Reciting Surah Ikhlas eleven times when passing the graveyard

Question Is this narration authentic? من مر على المقابر فقرأ قل هو الله أحد أحد عشرة مرة ثم وهب أجرها للأموات أعطي من الأجر بعدد الأموات

18 October
The du’a when entering a graveyard

Question Can you reference this du’a for the graveyard السلام عليكم يا أهل القبور يغفر الله لنا ولكم أنتم سلفنا ونحن بالأثر As salamu ‘alaykum ya ahlal qubur yaghfirullahu lana wa lakum antum salafuna wa nahnu bil athar
1 October
Reference for a Hadith of Bayhaqi

Question Please provide the reference for this: عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا أَقْبَلَتْ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْمَقَابِرِ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَقْبَلْتِ قَالَتْ مِنْ قَبْرِ أَخِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهَا أَلَيْسَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ نَهَى عَنْ زِيَارَةِ الْقُبُورِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ كَانَ نَهَى ثُمَّ أَمَرَ …

30 May
Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) would sit in the graveyard

Question Can you mention the reference and Arabic for this? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) used to sit next to graves and when he was asked about this, he replied, “I am sitting amongst those people who remind me of the hereafter and when I leave, they will not backbite me.”

28 March
Prepare for the grave

Question What is the reference of this Hadith? عن البراء قال كنا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في جنازة فجلس على شفير القبر فبكى حتى بل الثرى ثم قال يا إخواني لمثل هذا فأعدوا
20 March
The graveyard of Makkah

Question Is this Hadith sahih? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said, “What an excellent graveyard this is” [referring to the graveyard of Makkah Mukarramah]”

27 November
Reciting Surah Yasin when entering the graveyard

Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever enters the graveyard and reads Surah Yasin, their punishment will be lightened on that day and he will receive reward equal to the number of people buried in the graveyard.”

28 May
Hadith on visiting one’s parent’s grave on Jumu’ah and reciting Surah Yasin

Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? “If a person visits the grave of his parents or one of them on Friday and recites Surah Yasin, he will be forgiven”
22 May
An unauthentic virtue for visiting one’s Mother’s or relative’s grave

Question What is the status of this narration? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whoever visits his mother’s grave or the grave of one of his relatives, gets the reward of an accepted Hajj/’Umrah and whoever visits them frequently until he passes away, the Angels will visit his grave”

13 August
More Hadiths encouraging visiting the grave of Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)

Question Are the following Hadiths reliable? 1. One who preforms haj and does not visit me, wrongs me. 2. One who visits me and my ancestor Ibrahim within a year I guarantee for him Jannah.
13 August
Hadiths that encourage visiting the grave of Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)

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 …