Monday, September 7, 2026

Blessings of Isal-e-Sawab: Visiting Parents Graves, Charity, Dua and Forgiveness

Method of Fatihah Secured from Hypocrisy and Fire (of Hell)

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Imām Sakhāwī reports: The beloved and blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "One who sends Durūd once upon me, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows him with ten blessings and the one who sends Durūd ten times upon me, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows him with hundred blessings, and the one who sends Durūd hundred times, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ inscribes between his eyes that he is freed from hypocrisy and the fire of Hell and he will be kept with the martyrs on the Day of Judgement."

(Al-Qawl-ul-Badi', pp. 233, Mausat-ur-Riyaan, Beirut)

صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

Those whose parents or anyone of them has passed away should not be heedless of them. They should visit their parents' graves and keep making Iṣāl-e-Šawāb. Here are five blessed sayings of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in this regard:

1. Sawab of an Accepted Hajj

"Anyone visiting the graves of one or of both his parents with the intention of Šawāb will earn the Šawāb of an accepted Ḥajj and the one visiting their graves in abundance, angels will come to visit his grave (when he dies)."

(Kanz-ul-'Ummāl, vol. 16, pp. 200, Ḥadīš 45536)

2. Reward of Ten Ḥajj

"The one who performs Ḥajj on behalf of his father or mother, Ḥajj would get offered on their behalf and he himself will gain Šawāb of ten Ḥajj."

(Dar-e-Quṭnī, vol. 2, pp. 229, Ḥadīš 2587)

سُبْحٰنَ اللّٰہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Whenever someone gets the privilege of performing Nafl Ḥajj he should make the intention of performing it on behalf of his deceased parents so that they would also gain the Šawāb of Ḥajj. The one doing so will get Šawāb of ten Ḥajj. If either of the parents passed away without performing Ḥajj despite it being Farḍ, one should get the privilege of performing 'Ḥajj-e-Badal' on behalf of his deceased parents. (Details of 'Ḥajj-e-Badal' can be found in the book 'Rafīq-ul-Ḥarāmaīn' published by Maktaba-tul-Madīna).

3. Charity on Behalf of Parents

"Whenever anyone of you donates Nafl charity, he should do so on behalf of his parents so that they would also gain its Šawāb without any reduction in the Šawāb of the donor."

(Shu'ub-ul-Imān, V6, P205, Ḥadīš 7911, Dār-ul-Kutub-ul-'Ilmiyyaĥ Beirut)

4. A Cause of Reduction in Sustenance

"When a person abandons making supplication for his parents, his sustenance is cut off."

(Kanz-ul-'Ummāl, vol. 16, pp. 201, Ḥadīš 45548)

صَلُّوا عَلَى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی الْحَبِيْب عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

5. Excellence of Visiting Graves on Friday

"The one who visits the grave of either of or both his parents on Friday and recites Sūraĥ Yāsīn over there will be forgiven."

(Ibn A'di fil Kamil, vol. 6, pp. 260)

Dear Islamic brothers! The mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is enormous. The portals of His mercy and bounties are open even for the Muslims who have passed away. Here is a narration about the immense mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Read and rejoice!

Shrouds Torn off

Ḥaḍrat Sayyidunā Armiyā عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام, a Prophet of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, once passed by graves of some people who were being tormented; a year later, when he passed by the same graves again, he noticed that there was no punishment. He implored in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, 'Yā Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Previously, they were being punished but now their punishment has come to an end (what is the reason?)!' A voice said, "O Armiyā! Their shrouds tore to pieces, their hair fell out and their graves were obliterated, so I had mercy on them and I always have mercy on such people."

(Sharḥ-us-Sudūr, p. 313)

صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

Three Virtues of Conveying Šawāb

The Blessings of Du'ā (Supplication)

The Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "My Ummaĥ will enter the grave with their sins but it will come out of graves without sins as their sins are forgiven by virtue of the supplications of the Muslims."

(Al-Mu'jam-ul-Awsaṭ, vol. 1, pp. 509, Ḥadīš 1879)

Waiting for Iīṣāl-e-Šawāb¹

The beloved and blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "The state of a deceased person in his grave is like that of a drowning man; he waits anxiously for supplication from his father, mother, brother or friend; when anyone's supplication reaches him, he finds it better than the world & whatever is in it. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows the Šawāb gifted by alive relatives upon the deceased like mountains. The gift of the alive to the dead is to say prayer of forgiveness for them."

(Shu'ub-ul-Imān, vol. 6, pp. 203, Ḥadīš 7905)

Excellence of Supplicating for Forgiveness of Others

'Anyone who makes the supplication of forgiveness for all the Muslim men and women, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ writes a good deed for him in return for each and every Muslim men and women.'

(Majma'-uz-Zawāid, vol. 10, pp. 352, Ḥadīš 17598)

صَلُّوا عَلَى الْحَبِيْب صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد

An Easy Way to Earn Billions of Good Deeds

Dear Islamic brothers! Sway with delight! We have got an easy way of earning millions and billions of good deeds! Obviously, there are millions of Muslims in the world at the moment and billions of Muslims have passed away. Therefore, if we make supplication of forgiveness for the whole Ummaĥ, we will attain the treasure of billions of good deeds. I have written below a supplication for myself as well as for all the Muslim men and women; recite it (with Durūd Sharīf once before and after the supplication), اِنْ شَاۤءَاللّٰہ عَزَّوَجَلَّ, you will get hoards of good deeds.

¹ The act of sending the reward of good deeds.

اللّٰہُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِیْ وَلِکُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ وَّمُؤْمِنَۃٍ

Translation: (Yā Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Forgive me and every Muslim man and woman)

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم

Recite the foregoing supplication in Arabic or English or in both languages right now and, if possible, make it a habit to recite it after five daily Ṣalāĥ.

Bay sabab bakhsh day naĥ pūch 'amal
Nām Ghaffār ĥay tayrā Yā Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ

Forgive us without holding us accountable;
Your name is Ghaffār, Yā Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ!

No comments:

Post a Comment