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Chapter 155
ﺰﺋﺎﻨﺠﻟا ءﺎﺴﻨﻟا عﺎﺒﺗا ﺔهاﺮآو ﻪﻨﻓد رﻮﻀﺣو ﻪﻌﻴﻴﺸﺗو ﺖﻴﻤﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ةﻼﺼﻟا بﺎﺑ
Participation in Funeral Prayer and Procession and the dislike of Women
Participating in the Funeral Procession
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لﺎﻗ ﻪﻨﻋ ُﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻲﺿر َةﺮﻳﺮُه ﻲﺑَأ ﻦﻋ
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ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ِﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر لﺎﻗ
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ﻰﱠﺘَﺣ َةَزﺎَﻨﺠﻟا َﺪِﻬَﺷ ْﻦَﻣ
َهَﺪﻬَﺷ ْﻦَﻣَو ، ٌطاَﺮﻴِﻗ ُﻪَﻠَﻓ ﺎﻬﻴَﻠَﻋ ﻲﱠﻠَﺼُﻳ
ِنﺎَﻃاﺮﻴِﻗ ُﻪَﻠَﻓ َﻦَﻓْﺪُﺗ ﻰﱠﺘَﺣ ﺎ
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لﺎﻗ ؟ ِنﺎَﻃاﺮﻴﻘﻟا ﺎﻣو َﻞﻴﻗ
:
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ِﻦْﻴَﻠﺒَﺠﻟا ُﻞْﺜِﻣ
ِﻦْﻴَﻤﻴِﻈَﻌﻟا
«
ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
929.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Whoever
follows the funeral procession and offers the funeral prayer for it, will get a reward equal to one Qirat, and whoever
attends it till burial, will get a reward equal to two Qirat.''
It was asked, "What are two Qirat?'' He (PBUH) replied,
"Equal to two huge mountains.''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
Participation in a Muslim's funeral procession and prayer for him brings a Muslim a great reward -
like the massiveness of a big mountain. And if he stays beside the grave till the burial takes place, the reward will
become two-fold, that is, equaling the massiveness of two huge mountains.
930
لﺎﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮﺳر ﱠنَأ ﻪﻨﻋو
:
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ُﻪَﻌَﻣ َنﺎَآَو ، ًﺎﺑﺎَﺴِﺘْﺣاو ًﺎﻧﺎَﻤﻳإ ٍﻢﻠْﺴُﻣ َةَزﺎَﻨَﺟ َﻊﺒﱠﺗا ﻦﻣ
ِﻣ ُﻊﺟْﺮَﻳ ُﻪﱠﻧِﺈَﻓ ، ﺎﻬِﻨﻓَد ﻦﻣ َغُﺮْﻔَﻳو ﺎﻬﻴَﻠَﻋ ﻲﱠﻠَﺼُﻳ ﻰﱠﺘَﺣ
، ﺎَﻬﻴَﻠَﻋ ﻰﱠﻠَﺻ ْﻦَﻣو ، ٍﺪُﺣُأ ُﻞﺜِﻣ طاَﺮﻴﻗ ﱡﻞُآ ﻦﻴَﻃاﺮﻴِﻘﺑ ِﺮﺟَﻷا َﻦ
طاَﺮﻴِﻘﺑ ُﻊﺟﺮﻳ ُﻪﱠﻧِﺈَﻓ ، َﻦَﻓْﺪُﺗ نَأ ﻞﺒﻗ َﻊَﺟَر ﻢﺛ
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يرﺎﺨﺒﻟا ﻩاور
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930.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Whosoever
attends the funeral of a Muslim believing and hoping for the reward from Allah and remains with it until the prayer
is offered over it and the burial is completed, he will return with a reward of two Qirat; each Qirat is equivalent to
Mount Uhud; and whosoever offers his prayer over it and returns before its burial, he will come back with one
Qirat.''
[Al-Bukhari].
Commentary:
This Hadith explains that the only person who will earn the rewards for participating in the funeral
prayer is the one who does it only to fulfill the Commands of Allah in order to seek His Pleasure. It will be denied to
him in case his intention is based on social, political and family considerations.
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ْﺖَﻟﺎَﻗ ﺎﻬﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر َﺔﱠﻴِﻄﻋ ﱢمُأ ﻦﻋو
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، ﺰﺋﺎﻨَﺠﻟا ِعﺎَﺒﱢﺗا ِﻦﻋ ﺎَﻨﻴﻬُﻧ
ﺎَﻨْﻴﻠَﻋ ْمَﺰﻌُﻳ ﻢﻟَو
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ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ٌﻖﻔﺘﻣ
.
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ﻩﺎﻨﻌﻣو «
تﺎَﻣﱠﺮَﺤُﻤﻟا ﻲﻓ ُدﱠﺪﺸُﻳ ﺎﻤآ ﻲﻬﱠﻨﻟا ﻲﻓ دﱠﺪﺸُﻳ ْﻢَﻟو
.
931.
Umm Atiyyah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
We (womenfolk) were prohibited from accompanying
a funeral procession, but we were not compelled (not to do so).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
Women have been prohibited from walking along the bier so as to escape mixing with men. Yet,
they have room for participation when there is no danger of mixing with men. Here, lack of a hardened stance means
that women, if and when required, can walk side by side with the bier but not without meeting the prerequisites. The
orthodox `Ulama', therefore, call this Shari`ah restraint by the name of (suggestive prohibition). (Fath Al-Bari).
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