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Salt had built a pulpit of clay and brick. Marwan began to tug me with his hand as though he were pulling me towards the pulpit, while I was pulling him towards the prayer. When I saw him doing that I said: What has happened to the practice of beginning with prayer? No, Abu Sa'id, what you are familiar with has been abandoned. I thereupon said three times and went back: By no means, by Him in Whose hand my life is, you are not doing anything better than what I am familiar with. He the Apostle of Allah commanded us that we should take out unmarried women and purdah-observing ladies for 'Id prayers, and he commanded the menstruating women to remain away from the place of worship of the Muslims.
We were commanded to bring out on old days purdah-observing ladies and those unmarried, and menstruating women came out but remained behind people and pronounced takbir Allah-o-Akbar along with them. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him commanded us to bring out on'Id-ul-Fitr and 'Id-ul-Adha young women, menstruating women and purdah-observing ladies, menstruating women kept back from prayer, but participated in goodness and supplication of the Muslims.
Messenger of Allah, one of us does not have an outer garment to cover her face and body. Let her sister cover her with her outer garment. Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him went out on the day of Adha or Fitr and observed two rak'ahs, and did not observe prayer at that place before and after that. He then came to the women along with Bilal and commanded them to give alms and the women began to give their rings and necklaces.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters. He used to recite in them: Khattab asked me what the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him recited on 'Id day. By the Glorious Qur'an". Abu Bakr came to see me and I had two girls with me from among the girls of the Ansar and they were singing what the Ansar recited to one another at the Battle of Bu'ath. They were not, however, singing girls. Upon this Abu Bakr said: What I the playing of this wind instrument of Satan in the house of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and this too on 'Id day?
Abu Bakr, every people have a festival and it is our festival so let them play on. This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, but there the words are: Abu Bakr scolded them. The Messenger of Allah may peace he upon him uncovered his face and said: Abu Bakr, leave them alone for these are the days of 'Id. I recapitulate to my mind the fact that once the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him screened me with his mantle and I saw the sports of the Abyssinians, and I was only a girl, and so you can well imagine how a girl of tender age is fond of watching the sport.
BY Allah, I remember the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him standing on the door of my apartment screening me with his mantle enabling me to see the sport of the Abyssinians as they played with their daggers in the mosque of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upom him. He the Holy Prophet kept standing for my sake till I was satiated and then I went back; and thus you can well imagine how long a girl tender of age who is fond of sports could have watched it.
The Messenger of Allah way peace be upon him came in my apartment while there were two girls with me singing the song of the Battle of Bu'ath. He lay down on the bed and turned away his face. Then came Abu Bakr and he scolded me and said: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him turned towards him and said: And when he the Holy Prophet became unattentive, I hinted them and they went out, and it was the day of 'Id and negroes were playing with shields and speare.
I do not remember whether I asked the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him or whether he said to me if I desired to see that sport. I stood behind him with his face parallel to my face, and he said: O Banu Arfada, be busy in your sports till I was satiated. He said to me: Upon this he asked me to go. The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him invited me to see that fight. I placed my head on his shoulder and began to see their sport till it was I who turned away from watching them. This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters but the narrators did not make mention of the mosque.
I like to see them fighting. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him stood up and I stood at the door behind him and saw this fight between his ears and his shoulders they played in the mosque. Were they persians or Abyssinians? Ibn 'Atiq told me they were Abyssinians.
While the Abyssinians were busy playing with their arms in the presence of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him 'Umar b. He bent down to take up pebbles to throw at them in order to make them go off. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said to him: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him went to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and turned round his mantle while facing the Qibla. Ibn Tamim narrated on the authority of his uncle 'Abdullah b.
Zaid that the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him went out to the place of prayer and prayed for rain and faced towards Qibla, and turned round his mantle and prayed two rak'ahs. Zaid al-Ansari reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him went out to the place of prayer in order to offer prayer for rainfall.
And when he intended to make supplication he faced Qibla and turned round his mantle. Tamim Mazini heard his uncle, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , as saying: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him went out one day in order to pray for rain. He turned his back towards people, supplicated before Allah, facing towards Qibla, and turned his mantle round and then observed two rak'ahs of prayer.
I saw the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him raising his hands high enough in supplication for rain that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. Malik reported that the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him prayed for rain pointing the back of his hands to the sky. Anas reported that the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him was not accustomed to raice his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain.
He would then raise [his hands] high enough that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. Malik reported that a person entered the mosque through the door situated on theside of Daral-Qada' during Friday prayer and the messenger of Allah may peace be upon him was delivering the sermon while standing. He came and stood in front of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and said: Messenger of Allah, the camels died and the passages were blocked; so supplicate Allah to send down rain upon us.
The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him raised his hands and then said: By Allah, we did not see any cloud or any patch of it, and there was neither any house or building standing between us and the hillock Sal'a. There appeared a cloud in the shape of a shield from behind it, and as it came high in the sky it spread and then there was a downpour of rain. By Allah, we did not see the sun throughout the week. Then that very man came on the coming Friday through the same door when the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him was standing and delivering the sermon.
He stood in front of him and said: Messenger of Allah, our animals died and the passages blocked. Supplicate Allah to stop the rain for us. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him again raised his hands and said: O Allah, let it rain fall in our suburbs and not on us, O Allah send it down on the hillocks and small mountains and the river-beds and at places where trees grow. The rain stopped, and as we stepped out we were walking in sun- shine. He the narrator said to Sharik: I asked Anas b. Malik if he was the same man. I do not know. The people were in the grip of famine during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , and once as the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him was delivering the sermon standing on the pulpit on Friday, a bedouin stood up and said: Messenger of Allah, the animals died and the children suffered starvation.
The rest of the hadith is the same and the words are that he the Holy Prophet said: O Allah, send down rain in our suburbs but not on us. To whichever directions he pointed with his hands, the clouds broke up and I saw Medina like the opening of a courtyard and the stream of Qanat flowed for one month, and none came from any part of Arabia but with the news of heavy rainfall.
Malik reported that while the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him was delivering the sermon on Friday, people stood up before him and said in a loud voice: Apostle of Allah, there is a drought and the trees have become yellow, the animals have died; and the rest of the hadith is the same, and in the narration transmitted by 'Abd al-A'la the words are: And as I looked towards Medina, I found it hollow like the hollowness of a basin. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Anas but with this addition: Malik heard his father Anas b.
A bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him on Friday as he was delivering the sermon on his pulpit; and the rest of the hadith is the same but with this addition: It rained upon us as we were with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. The Messenger of Allah way peace be upon him removed his cloth from a part of his body till the rain fell on it. Messenger of Allah, why did you do this? It is because it the rainfall has just come from the Exalted Lord.
Abi Rabah reported that he heard 'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah way peace be upon him , as saying: When there was on any day windstorm or dark cloud its effects could be read on the face of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , and he moved forward and backward in a state of anxiety ; and when it rained, he was delighted and it the state of restlessness disappeared.
I asked him the reason of this anxiety and he said: I was afraid that it might be a calamity that might fall upon my Ummah, and when he saw rainfall he said: It is the mercy of Allah. Rabah reported on the authority of 'A'isha, the wife of the Apostle of Allah way peace be upon him , who said: Whenever the wind was stormy, the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him used to say: I ask Thee for what is good in it, and the good which it contains, and the good of that which it was sent for.
I seek refuge with Thee from what is evil in it, what evil it contains, and the evil of that what it was sent for; and when there was a thunder and lightning in the sky, his colour underwent a change, and he went out and in, backwards and forwards; and when the rain came, he felt relieved, and I noticed that the sign of relief on his face. It may be as the people of 'Ad said: When they saw a cloud formation coming to their valley they said: I never saw Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him laugh to such an extent that I could see his uvula-whereas he used to smile only-and when he saw dark clouds or wind, the signs of fear were depicted on his face.
Messenger of Allah, I find people being happy when they ace the dark cloud in the hope that it would bring rain, but I find that when you see that the cloud there is an anxiety on your face. Ibn 'Abbas reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: I have been helped by the east wind and the 'Ad were destroyed by the west wind.
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas through another chain of transmitters. He stood up to pray and prolonged his stand very much. He then bowed and prolonged very much his bowing. He then raised his head and prolonged his stand much, but it was less than the duration of the first stand. He then bowed and prolonged bowing much, but it was less than the duration of his first bowing. He then prostrated and then stood up and prolonged the stand, but it was less than the first stand.
He then bowed and prolonged his bowing, but it was less than the first bowing. He then lifted his head and then stood up and prolonged his stand, but it was less than the first stand. He then bowed and prolonged bowing and it was less than the first bowing. He then prostrated himself ; then he turned about, and the sun had become bright, and he addressed the people.
He praised Allah and landed Him and said: The sun and the moon are two signs of Allah; they are not eclipsed on account of anyones death or on account of anyone's birth. So when you see them, glorify and supplicate Allah, observe prayer, give alms. O people of Muhammad, by Allah, if you knew what I know, you would weep much and laugh little. This hadith has been narrated by Hisham b. So, the Messenger of Allah may peace he upon him went to the mosque and stood up and glorified Allah, and the people formed themselves in rows behind him.
The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him made a long recital of the Qur'an and then pronounced takbir and then observed a long ruku'. He then raised his head and said: Allah listened to him who praised Him: He then again stood up and made a long recital, which was less than the first recital.
He pronounced takbir and observed a long ruku', and it was less than the first one. Allah listened to him who praised Him; our Lord, praise is due to Thee. Abu Tahir, one of the narrators made no mention of: He then stood up and addressed people, after lauding Allah as He deserved, and then said: The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah These do not eclipse either on the death of anyone or on his birth. So when you see them, hasten to prayer. He also said this: Observe prayer till Allah dispels the anxiety of this extraordinary phenomenon from you.
I saw in my place everything which you have been promised. I even saw myself desiring to pluck a bunch of grapes from Paradise and it was at the time when you saw me moving forward. And I saw Hell and some of its parts crushing the others, when you saw me moving back; and I saw in it Ibn Luhayy and he was the person who made the she-camels loiter about. In the hadith transmitted by Abu Tahir the words are: The people gathered together and he pronounced takbir and he observed four rak'ahs, in the form of two rak'ahs i.
Abbas used to narrate that Ibn 'Abbas used to relate about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him in regard to the eclipse of the sun like that what was narrated by 'Urwa on the authority of 'A'isha. I heard 'Ubaid b. It has been narrated to me by one whom I regard as truthful, the narrator says: I can well guess that he meant 'A'isha that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and he stood up in prayer for a rigorously long time.
He then bowed and then stood up and then bowed and then stood up and then bowed, thus observing three ruku's in two rak'ahs and four prostrations. He then departed and the sun brightened. He pronounced "Allah is the Greatest" while bowing. He would then bow and say: He then stood up, and praised Allah and lauded Him, and then said: The sun and the moon do not eclipse on the death of anyone or on his birth. But both of them are among the signs of Allah with which Allah terrifies His servants. So when you see them under eclipse, remember Allah till they are brightened. This hadith is narrated thus on the authority of 'A'isha through another chain of transmitters: May Allah protect you from the torment of the grave!
Messenger of Allah, would people be tormented in the graves? May there be protection of Allah! The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him mounted one morning on the ride, and the sun eclipsed. I came in the company of the women in the mosque from behind the rooms. The Messenger of Allah way peace he upon him dismounted from his ride and came to the place of worship where he used to pray. He stood up to pray and the people stood behind him. He stood for a long time. He then bowed and it was a long ruku'. He then raised his head and he stood for a long time, less than the first standing.
He then bowed and his ruku' was long, but it was less than that the first ruku'. He then raised his head and the sun had become bright. He the Holy Prophet then said: I saw you under trial in the grave like the turmoil of Dajjal. I heard 'A'isha say: I listened after this to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him seeking refuge from the torment of Fire and the torment of the grave.
The sun eclipsed on one extremely hot day during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him prayed along with his Companions. He prolonged his qiyam standing posture in prayer till they his Companions began to fall down. He then observed a long ruku'. He raised his head and stood up for long and then observed a long ruku'. He then raised his head and stood up for a long time and then made two prostrations. He then stood up and did like this and thus he observed four ruku's and four prostrations in two rak'ahs and then said: All these things were brought to me in which you will be made to enter.
Paradise was brought to me till I was so close to it that if I had intended to pluck a bunch of grapes out of it. I would have got it, or he the Holy Prophet said: I intended to get a bunch out of that but my hand could not reach it. Hell was also brought to me and I saw in it a woman belonging to the tribe of Israel who was tormented for a cat whom she had tied, but did not give it food nor set it free to eat the creatures of the earth; and I saw Abu Thumama 'Amr b. Malik who was dragging his intestines in Hell. They the Arabs used to say that the sun and the moon do not eclipse but on the death of some great person; but in reality both these the sun and the moon are among the signs of Allah which are shown to you; so when there is an eclipse, observe prayer till it the sun or the moon brightens.
This hadith has been narrated by Hisham with the same chain of transmitters except this "I saw a dark woman with a tail stature and loud voice," but he made no mention of "from among Bani Israel". Jabir reported that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him on that very day when Ibrahim the Prophet's son died. The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him stood up and led people in two rak'ahs of prayer with six ruku's and four prostrations. He commenced the prayer with takbir Allah-o-Akbar and then recited and prolonged his recital.
He then bowed nearly the length of time that he stood up. He then raised his head from the ruku' and recited but less than the first recital. He then bowed to the length of time that he stood up. He then raised his head from the ruku' and again recited but less than the second recital. He then lifted his head from the ruku'. He then fell in prostration and observed two prostrations. He stood up and then bowed, observing six ruku's like it, without completing the rak'ah in them, except this difference that the first qiyam of ruku' was longer than the later one, and the ruku' was nearly of the same length as prostration.
He then moved backward and the rows behind him also moved backward till we reached the extreme Abu Bakr said: He then completed the prayer as it was required to complete and the sun brightened and he said: On the death of any human being. So when you see anything like it of the nature of eclipse , pray till it is bright. There is nothing which you have been promised in the next world but I have seen it in this prayer of mine. Hell was brought to me as you saw me moving back on account of fear lest its heat might affect me; and I saw the owner of the curved staff who dragged his intestines in the fire, and he used to steal the belongings of the pilgrims with his curved staff.
If he the owner of the staff became aware, he would say: It got accidentally entangled in my curved staff, but if he was unaware of that, he would take that away. I also saw in it in Hell the owner of a cat whom she had tied and did not feed her nor set her free so that she could eat the creatures of the earth, till the cat died of starvation. Paradise was brought to me, and it was on that occasion that you saw me moving forward till I stood at my place of worship. I stretched my hand as I wanted to catch hold of its fruits so that you may see them. Then I thought of not doing it.
Nothing which you have been promised was there that I did not see in this prayer of mine. The sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. As I went to 'A'isha who was busy in prayer. What is the matter with the people that they are praying a special prayer? She 'A'isha pointed towards the sky with her head. Is it an unusual sign? The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him stood up for prayer for such a long time that I was about to faint.
I caught hold of a waterskin lying by my side, and began to pour water over my head, or began to sprinkle water on my face. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him then finished and the sun had brightened. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him then addressed the people, after praising Allah and lauding Him, and then said: There was no such thing as I did not see earlier, but I saw it at this very place of mine. I ever saw Paradise and Hell. It was also revealed to me that you would be tried in the graves, as you would he tried something like the turmoil of the Dajjal. I do not know which word he actually used qariban or mithl , and each one of you would be brought and it would be said: What is your knowledge about this man?
If the person is a believer, Asma' said: I do not know whether it was the word al-Mu'min or al-Mu'qin he would say: He is Muhammad and he is the Messenger of Allah. He brought to us the clear signs and right guidance. So we responded and obeyed him. He would repeat this three times , and it would be said to him: You should go to sleep. We already knew that you are a believer in him. So the pious man would go to sleep. So far as the hypocrite or sceptic is concerned Asma' said: I do not know which word was that: I only uttered whatever I heard people say.
I came to 'A'isha when the people were standing in prayer and she was also praying. What is this excitement of the people for? And the rest of the hadith was narrated like one, narrated above. Do not say Kasafat-ush-Shamsu, but say Khasafat-ush-Shamsu. Asma' bint Abu Bakr said: The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him was one day i.
He stood in prayer along with people for such a long time that if a man came he did not realise that the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him had observed ruku', as it has been narrated about ruku' in connection with long qiyam. Abu Juraij narrated this hadith with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition of these words: The narrator also added I Asma' looked at a woman who was older than I, and at another who was weaker than I. Asma' daughter of Abu Bakr reported: The sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him ; so he felt perturbed and he, by mistake, took hold of the outer garment of a woman till he was given his own cloak.
After this I satisfied my need and then came and entered the mosque. I saw the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him standing in prayer. I stood along with him. He prolonged his qiyam till I wished to sit down. Then I cast a glance towards an old woman. She is older than I.
I, therefore, kept standing.
He the Holy Prophet then observed ruku', and prolonged his ruku'. He then raised his head. He then prolonged his qiyam to such an extent that if a person happened to come he would have thought that he had not observed the ruku'. There was an eclipse of the sun during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. The Messenger of Allah, may peace be upon him prayed accompanied by the people.
He stood for a long time, about as long as it would take to recite Surah al-Baqara; then he bowed for a long time; then he raised his head and stood for a long time, but it was less than the first qiyam. He then bowed for a long time but for a shorter while than the first. He then prostrated and then stood for a long time, but it was less than the first qiyam. He then bowed for a long time, but it was less than the first bowing. He then raised his head and stood for a long time, but it was less than the first qiyam.
He then bowed for a long time but it was less than the first bowing. He then observed prostration, and then he finished, and the sun had cleared by that time. The sun and moon are two signs from the signs of Allah. These two do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone or on account of the birth of anyone. So when you see that, remember Allah. They his Companions said: Messenger of Allah, we saw you reach out to something, while you were standing here, then we saw you restrain yourself. I saw Paradise and reached out to a bunch of its grapes; and had I taken it you would have eaten of it as long as the world endured.
I saw Hell also. No such abominable sight have I ever seen as that which I saw today; and I observed that most of its inhabitants were women. Messenger of Allah, on what account is it so? For their ingratitude or disbelief bi-kufraihinna. Do they disbelieve in Allah? Not for their disbelief in God but for their ingratitude to their husbands and ingratitude to kindness. If you were to treat one of them kindly for ever, but if she later saw anything displeasing in you, she would say: This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid b. Aslam with the same chain of transmitters except with this difference that he the narrator said: When there was a solar eclipse the Messenger of Allah way peace be upon him observed eight ruku's and four prostrations in two rak'ahs.
This has been narrated by 'Ali also. The Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him observed prayer while it was solar eclipse. He recited the Qur'an in qiyam and then bowed. He again recited and again bowed. He again recited and again bowed and again recited and again bowed, and then prostrated; and the second rak'ah was like this. When the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , they the people were called to congregational prayers. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him observed two ruku's in one rak'ah.
He then stood and observed two ruku's in the second rak'ah. The sun then became bright, and 'A'isha said; Never did I observe, ruku' and prostration longer than this ruku' and prostration. Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Verily the sun and the moon are the two signs among the signs of Allah by which He frightens his servants and they do not eclipse on account of the death of any one of the people.
So when you see anything about them, observe prayer, supplicate Allah till it is cleared from you. Abu Mas'ud reported that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Verily the sun and the moon do not eclipse on account of the death of any one of the people, but they are the two signs among the signs of Allah. So when you see it, stand up and observe prayer. This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Isma'il with the same chain of transmitters and in the hadith narrated by Sufyan and Waki' the words are: It has eclipsed on the death of Ibrahim.
The sun eclipsed during the time of the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him. He stood in great anxiety fearing that it might be the Doomsday, till he came to the mosque.
He stood up to pray with prolonged qiyam, ruku', and prostration which I never saw him doing in prayer; and then he said: These are the signs which Allah sends, not on account of the death of anyone or life of any one, but Allah sends them to frighten thereby His servants. So when you see any such thing, hasten to remember Him, supplicate Him and beg pardon from Him, and in the narration transmitted by Ibn 'Ala the words are: During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him I was shooting my arrows in Medina, when an eclipse of the sun took place.
I, therefore, threw them away and said, I must see how the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him acts in a solar eclipse today. When I came to him, he had been supplicating with his hands, raised, pronouncing Allah-o-Akbar, praising Him, acknowledging that He is One God till the eclipse was over, then he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs.
Samura, who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him I was shooting some of my arrows in Medina, when the sun eclipsed. I threw the arrows and said: By Allah, I must see how the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him acts in solar eclipse.
So I came to him and he was standing in prayer, raising his hands, glorifying Him, praising Him, acknowledging His Oneness, declaring His greatness, and supplicating Him, till the sun cleared. When the eclipse was over, he recited two surahs and prayed two rak'ahs.
I was shooting some of my arrows during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him that the sun eclipsed. Verily the sun and the moon do not eclipse on account of the death or life of anyone. They are in fact the signs among the signs of Allah. So when you see them, observe prayer. I heard Mughira b. Shu'ba saying that the sun eclipsed during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him on the day when Ibrahim died.
Verily the sun and the moon are the two signs among the signs of Allah. They do not eclipse on account of the death of anyone or on account of the birth of anyone. So when you see them, supplicate Allah, and observe prayer till it is over. A Divine Service is held over the dead body of every Muslim, young or old, even of infants who have lived only for a few minutes. A Muslim opens his eyes in the world with the words of Adhan in his ears in which he is told that he is a moral being having moral and spiritual responsibilities far more important than the physical needs. He should live in the world with a firm belief in the Creator of the Universe as his only Deity.
Then he should spend his life as a sincere and devoted follower of Muhammad may peace be upon him , for it is through him that he has received full information about the Will of God and the Divine Code of life. It Is also imprinted upon his fresh and clear mind that prayer elevates the soul of man and herein lies his success in this world and the world to come.
With this sacred message he is made to start his life. Both the paths are shown to him, the path of righteousness and religious piety and the path of evil and irreligiousness, and then it is left to his discretion to choose the path he likes. After spending the allotted length of time he is called back to his Master. When the soul leaves the body, preparations are made for bidding him the last farewell. He is washed and perfumed and is wrapped in white sheets.
Then the funeral prayer is observed keeping his dead body in front of the Imam in which God to requested in congregation to grant him pardon for his minor and major sins, for all his failings and to wrap him in His Mercy. A Muslim is received in this world with Adhan and lqama and he is given a send- off with prayer and supplication to Allah for treating him kindly in his heavenly home.
There is neither Adhan nor Iqama in the funeral prayer which has very deep significance. It implies that the Adhan and lqama for the funeral prayer had been pronounced at the time of his birth. He is thus awakened to the realisation of the fact that he should spend the whole span of his life with such single-minded devotion as is found in a worshipper waiting for the commencement of prayer after the Adhan and Iqama are pronounced. Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Exhort to recite "There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying.
Umm Salama reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: If any Muslim who suffers some calamity says, what Allah has commanded him, "We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," Allah will give him something better than it in exchange. When Abu Salama died she said: What Muslim is better than Abu Salama whose family was the first to emigrate to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him.
I then said the words, and Allah gave me God's Messenger may peace be upon him in exchange. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him sent Hatib b. Abu Balta'a to deliver me the message of marriage with him. I said to him: I have a daughter as my dependant and I am of jealous temperament. So far as her daughter is concerned, we would supplicate Allah, that He may free her of her responsibility and I would also supplicate Allah to do away with her jealous temperament.
Umm Salama, the wife of the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him , reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: If any servant of Allah who suffers a calamity says: She Umm Salama said: When Abu Salama died. I uttered these very words as I was commanded to do by the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him.
So Allah gave me better in exchange than him. I was taken as the wife of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him. Umm Salama, the wife of the Apostle of Allah way peace be upon him , reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him saying like the hadith transmitted by Abu Usama, but with this addition that she said: Who is better than Abu Salama, the Companion of the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , and Allah decided for me and I said these words contained in the supplication mentioned above and I was married to the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him.
Whenever you visit the sick or the dead, supplicate for good because angels say "Amen" to whatever you say. Messenger of Allah, Abu Salama has died. He told me to recite: The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon came to Abu Salama as he died. His eyes were fixedly open. He closed them, and then said: When the soul is taken away the sight follows it. Some of the people of his family wept and wailed.
Do not supplicate for yourselves anything but good, for angels say "Amen" to what you say. O Allah, forgive Abu Salama, raise his degree among those who are rightly guided, grant him a successor in his descendants who remain. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the Universe, and make his grave spacious, and grant him light in it. This hadith has been narrated by Khalid al Hadhdha' with the same chain of transmitters but with this alteration that he said: Grant him expansion of the grave, but he did not say: Make his grave spacious.
He supplicated for the seventh thing too which I have forgotten. Did you not see when the man died and his eyes were fixedly open? He Abu Huraira said: It is due to the fact that when the soul leaves the body his eyesight follows the soul. When Abu Salama died I said: I am a stranger in a strange land; I shall weep for him in a manner that would be talked of.
I made preparation for weeping for him when a woman from the upper side of the city came there who intended to help me in weeping. She happened to come across the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and he said: Do you intend to bring the devil into a house from which Allah has twice driven him out?
I Umm Salama , therefore, refrained from weeping and I did not weep. While we were with the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him , one of his daughters sent to him the Messenger to call him and inform him that her child or her son was dying. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him told the messenger to go back and tell her that what Allah had taken belonged to Him, and to him belonged what He granted; and He has an appointed time for everything. So you the messenger order her to show endurance and seek reward from Allah.
The messenger came back and said: She adjures him to come to her. He got up to go accompanied by Sa'd b. Jabal, and I also went along with them. The child was lifted to him and his soul was feeling as restless as if it was in an old waterskin. His Prophet's eyes welled up with tears.
What is this, Messenger of Allah? This is compassion which Allah has placed in the hearts of His servants, and God shows compassion only to those of His servants who are compassionate. This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters on the authority of 'Asim al-Ahwal. Ubada complained of illness. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him came to visit him accompanied by 'Abd al-Rahman b.
Abi Waqqas and 'Abdullah b. As he entered his room he found him in a swoon. Messenger of Allah, it is not so. The Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him wept. When the people saw Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him weeping, they also began to weep. Listen, Allah does not punish for the tears that the eye sheds or the grief the heart feels, but He punishes for this pointing to his tongue , or He may show mercy. While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , a person, one of the Ansar, came to him and greeted him. The Ansari then turned back.
Who amongst you would visit him? He the Holy Prophet stood up and we also got up along with him, and we were more than ten persons. We had neither shoes with us, nor socks, nor caps, nor shirts. We walked on the barren land till we came to him. The people around him kept away till the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him and his Companions with him came near him Sa'd b. Malik reported Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him as saying: Endurance is to be shown at the first blow.
Malik reported that Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him came to a woman who had been weeping for her dead child, and said to her: Fear Allah and show endurance. She not recognising him said: You have not been afflicted as I have been. When he the Holy Prophet had departed, it was said to her that he was the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him , she was mortally shocked.
She came to his door and she did not find doorkeepers at his door. I did not recognise you. Endurance is to be shown at first blow, or at the first blow. A hadith like this is narrated with the same chain of transmitters but with the addition of these words: Be quiet, my daughter. Don't you know that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him had said: Umar reported Allah's Apostle may peace be upon him as saying: The dead is punished in the grave because of wailing on it.
When 'Umar was wounded he fainted, and there was a loud lamentation over him. When he regained consciousness he said: Didn't you know that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Abu Burda narrated on the authority of his father that when 'Umar was wounded Suhaib uttered loudly in lamentation: Upon this 'Umar said: Suhaib, did you not know that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Abu Musa reported that when 'Umar was wounded, there came Suhaib from his house and went to 'Umar and stood by his side, and began to wail.
What are you weeping for? Are you weeping for me? By Allah, it is for you that I weep, O Commander of the believers. By Allah, you already know that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him had said: He who is lamented upon is punished. I made a mention of it to Musa b. Talha, and he said that 'A'isha told that it concerned the Jews only. Anas reported that when 'Umar b.
Khattab was wounded Hafsa lamented for him. O Hafsa, did you not hear the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him saying: Suhaib also lamented over him. O Suhaib, didn't you know that one who is lamented is punished?
I was sitting by the side of Ibn 'Umar, and we were waiting for the bier of Umm Aban, daughter of 'Uthman, and there was also 'Amr b. In the meanwhile there came Ibn 'Abbas led by a guide. I conceive that he was informed of the place of Ibn 'Umar. So he came till he sat by my side. Upon this Ibn 'Umar said that is, he pointed out to 'Amr that he should stand and forbid them, for: I heard the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him as saying: The dead is punished because of the lamentation of his family. When we were with the Commander of the believers, 'Umar b. Khattab, we reached Baida', and there was a man under the shadow of the tree.
Go and inform me who is that person. So I went and found that he was Suhaib. I returned to him and said: You commanded me to find out for you who that was, and he is Suhaib. He Hadrat 'Umar said: Command him to see us. He has family along with him. That is of no account even if he has family along with him. So he the narrator told him to see the Commander of the believers and his party. When we came to Medina , it was before long that the Commander of the believers was wounded, and Suhaib came weeping and crying: Alas for the brother, alas for the companion.
Didn't you know, or didn't you hear, that the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: Then 'Abdullah made it general and 'Umar told it of certain occasions. So I 'Abdullah b. Abu Mulaika stood up and went to 'A'isha and told her what Ibn 'Umar had said. Upon this she said: I swear by Allah that Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him never said that dead would be punished because of his family's lamenting for him.
What he said was that Allah would increase the punishment of the unbeliever because of his family's lamenting for him. Verily it is Allah Who has caused laughter and weeping. No bearer of a burden will bear another's burden. Ibn Abu Mulaika said that al-Qasim b. You have narrated it to me from those who are neither liar nor those suspected of lying but sometimes hearing misleads.
The daughter of 'Uthman b. We came to attend her funeral. Ibn 'Umar and Ibn 'Abbas were also present there, and I was sitting between them. I first sat by the side of one of them, then the other one came and he sat by my side. Will you not prevent the people from lamenting, for the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him had said: Ibn 'Abbas then said that Umar used to say someting of that nature, and then narrated saying: I proceeded from Mecca along with 'Umar till we reached al-Baida' and there was a party of riders under the shade of a tree.
Go and find out who this party is. I cast a glance and there was Suhaib in that party. So I informed him 'Umar about it. Call him to me. So I went back to Suhaib and said: Go and meet the Commander of the believers. When 'Umar was wounded, Suhaib came walling: Alas, for the brother! O Suhaib, do you wail for me, whereas the Messenger of Allah may peace be upon him said: When 'Umar died I made a mention of it to 'A'isha.
May Allah have mercy upon 'Umar! I swear by Allah that Allah's Messenger may peace be upon him never said that Allah would punish the believer because of the weeping of any one of the members of his family , but he said that Allah would increase the punishment of the unbeliever because of the weeping of his family over him. The Qur'an is enough for you when it states: Thereupon Ibn 'Abbas said: Allah is He Who has caused laughter and weeping.
Ibn Abu Mulaika said: By Allah, Ibn 'Umar said nothing. We were with the bier of Umm Aban, daughter of 'Uthman, and the rest of the hadith is the same, but he did not narrate it as a marfu' hadith on the authority of 'Umar from the Apostle of Allah may peace be upon him as it was narrated by Ayyub and Ibn Juraij, and the hadith narrated by them Ayyub and Ibn Juraij is more complete than that of 'Amr. The dead is punished because of the lamentation of the living. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.
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