The
forgiveness of the devotees as well
After the death of Sayyidunā Bishr
Ḥāfī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الْكَافِي,
Qāsim Bin Munabbih عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الرَّافِع
saw him in dream and asked, 'How did Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
treat you?' He عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ عَلَيْه
replied, 'Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgave me and told
me, 'O Bishr! I have forgiven you as well as all those who attended your
funeral Ṣalāĥ.' I then requested, 'O Rab عَزَّوَجَلَّ,
forgive even those who love me.' Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
said, 'I have forgiven all those who would love you till the Day of Judgement.'
(Tārīkh Dimashq li Ibn
'Asākir, vol. 10, pp. 225)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
bless them and forgive us without any accountability for their sake!
اٰمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
A'māl
na daykhāy yeĥ daykhā, ĥay mayray Walī kay dar kā gadā
Khāliq nay mujĥay yūn bakhsh diyā, سُبْحَانَ
اللّٰہ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰہ
Instead
of deeds, my devotion towards a Walī was acknowledged
And for this reason, my Creator pardoned me, سُبْحَانَ
اللّٰہ سُبْحَانَ اللّٰہ
Dear Islamic brothers! Association
with the pious saints of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
is a great privilege, mentioning them is a means of attaining mercy, their
company is a blessing not only in the world but also in the Hereafter, visiting
their mausoleums is a cure for the disease of sins and devotion towards them
leads to success in the Hereafter. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہ
عَزَّوَجَلَّ we are the devotees of the pious saints of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and we love the perfect Walī, Sayyidunā
Bishr Ḥāfī عَلَيْهِ رَحْمَةُ اللّٰہِ الكَافِي.
Yā Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Forgive us for their
sake!
اٰمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
Bishr
Ḥāfī say ĥamayn tu piyār ĥay
apnā bayṛā pār ĥay إِنْ شَاۤءَ اللّٰه
As
we have affection for Bishr Ḥāfī
we will be successful in the Hereafter إِنْ شَاۤءَ
اللّٰه
A
shroud thief
A shroud thief participated in the
funeral Ṣalāĥ of a woman and noted the whereabouts of her grave in the graveyard.
At night, he dug the grave with the intention of stealing the shroud. All of a
sudden, the blessed woman spoke, 'اِصْبَحَ الله
عَزَّوَجَلَّ! A Maghfūr (pardoned) person is stealing the shroud of a
Maghfūraĥ woman! Listen, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has forgiven me and all those who offered my funeral Ṣalāĥ and you are also
among the pardoned ones.' Listening to this, he immediately closed the grave
and repented sincerely.
(Shu'ab-ul-Īmān, vol.
7, pp. 8, Hadīš 9261)
May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
bless them and forgive us without any accountability for their sake!
اٰمِيْن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الْاَمِيْن صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
صَلُّوْا عَلَى الْحَبِيْبِ ۞ صَلَّى اللّٰہ
تَعَالٰی عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Forgiveness
of the funeral participants
Dear Islamic brothers! Did you
notice how beneficial the participation in the funeral Ṣalāĥ of the pious
people is! Whenever we get a chance to get such a chance, we should participate
even better, making effort to get such a chance. Our participation in the funeral
of a pious person may bring about our forgiveness in the Hereafter. How immense
is Allah's mercy! He عَزَّوَجَلَّ forgives not only the
deceased one but also the attendees of his funeral! Therefore, Sayyidunā
'Abdullāĥ Bin 'Abbās رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْهُمَا
reports that the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'The very first
reward given to the true believer on his death is that all the participants of
his funeral Ṣalāĥ are forgiven.'
(Attargḥīb Wattarĥīb,
vol. 4, pp. 178, Ḥadīš 13)
First
gift in the grave
Someone asked the Prophet of Raḥmaĥ,
the Intercessor of Ummaĥ, the Owner of Jannaĥ صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, 'What is the very
first gift that is awarded to a true believer when he enters his grave?' The
Merciful Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ
وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم answered, 'All the participants of his
funeral Ṣalāĥ are forgiven.'
(Shu'ab-ul-Īmān, vol.
7, pp. 8, Ḥadīš 9257)
The
funeral of a heavenly person
The Greatest and Holiest Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم
said, 'When a Heavenly person passes away, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
feels shy (befitting His status) in punishing those who carried the bier of
that person and those who followed the funeral procession and those who offered
his funeral Ṣalāĥ.'
(Al-Firdaus bimā
Šaur-al-Khaṭṭāb, vol. 1, pp. 282)
Šawāb
of accompanying the funeral
Sayyidunā Dāwūd عَلٰی نَبِيِّنَا وَعَلَيْهِ الصَّلٰوةُ وَالسَّلَام humbly asked Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, 'Yā Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ!
What is the Šawāb of accompanying the funeral merely for Your pleasure?' Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ replied, 'The day when he dies, the angels
will accompany his funeral procession and I will forgive him.'
(Sharḥ-uṣ-Ṣudūr, pp.
97)
Šawāb
equivalent to mount Uḥud
Sayyidunā Abū Ĥuraīraĥ رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْه reports that the
Prophet of Raḥmaĥ, the Intercessor of the Ummaĥ صَلَّى
اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'The one who
left home to accompany a funeral (considering it as a duty of believers and
with the intention to earn Šawāb), offered the funeral Ṣalāĥ and accompanied
the funeral till its burial, Šawāb of two Qīrāṭ is written for him. Each Qīrāṭ
is equivalent to the mount Uḥud. There is one Qīrāṭ Šawāb for the person who
returns after the funeral Ṣalāĥ (without participation in the burial).'
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, pp.
472, Ḥadīš 945)
The
funeral Ṣalāĥ has admonition
Sayyidunā Abū Żar Ghifārī رَضِیَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی عَنْه narrated that the
Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said to me, 'Visit the graves, it will
remind you of the Hereafter and bathe the deceased as touching the mortal body
(dead body) is a great lesson and offer the funeral Ṣalāĥ so that it makes you
sorrowful, for a sorrowful person is under the shadow of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and does pious deeds.'
(Al-Mustadrak
lil-Ḥākim, vol. 1, pp. 711, Ḥadīš 1435)
Excellence
of giving ritual bath to the corpse
Sayyidunā 'Alī-ul-Murtaḍā كَرَّمَ اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی وَجْهَهُ الْكَرِيْم
reported that the Noble Prophet صَلَّى اللّٰہ تَعَالٰی
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, 'The one who gives ritual bath to a
deceased person, shrouds him, applies fragrance, lifts the bier, offers the
Ṣalāĥ and hides the unpleasant thing that appears, he will be as cleansed of
his sins as the day his mother gave birth to him.'
(Sunan Ibn Mājaĥ, vol.
2, pp. 201, Ḥadīš 1462)
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