Shaykh Alee Hasan Abdul Hameed Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 46 | Size: 1 MB
All praise is for Allaah. We praise Him,
seek His aid and ask for His forgiveness. We seek Allaah’s refuge from
the evils of ourselves and from our evil actions. Whomsoever Allaah
guides then none can misguide him, and whomsoever Allaah misguides then
none can guide him. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped
but Allaah alone, having no partners, and I testify that Muhammad is His
Slave and Messenger.
Before you, O Muslim, is a small treatise
containing noble Aayaat of the Qur’aan, authentic sayings of the
Prophet and selected Sharee’ah rulings.
Despite its small size, it comprises of
that which the Muslim should know about death, the admonition it
provides us with, and the encouragements and warnings related to it, as
well as its effect upon the life of the Muslim.
It contains an abridgement of much of
what is reported in the Book of Allaah, the One free and far removed
from all defects and the Most High, and what is authentically reported
from the Sunnah of Allaah’s Messenger with regard to Islamic regulations
about funerals and related matters, whilst explaining the correct view
where there is a difference of opinion amongst the scholars. These
rulings are quoted without mentioning the evidences, discussion of the
topic or quotations of the details from the books of fiqh, in order to
make the book easy to read and to avoid making it lengthy.
The aim of this treatise is to make it
easy to refer to the fiqh regulations concerning funerals when death
occurs, which is something inevitable whether sooner or later, since it
is a fact that the books written about this – being excellent but large –
are difficult to refer to for the common Muslim, and even for the
educated or the student of knowledge, particularly when the misfortune
strikes and the hearts are preoccupied!
Finally, I ask Allaah, the Most Great,
that He directs all the Muslims to the following of the Book of Allaah,
He the One far removed and free from all defects, and the Sunnah of
Allaah’s Messenger in all affairs in their lives, indeed He is the
Hearing, and the One Who responds. And our final call is that all praise
is for Allaah, Lord of the Worlds.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Say (O
Muhammad SAW): “This is my way; I invite unto Allâh (i.e. to the Oneness
of Allâh – Islâmic Monotheism) with sure knowledge, I and whosoever
follows me (also must invite others to Allâh i.e to the Oneness of Allâh
– Islâmic Monotheism with sure knowledge). And Glorified and Exalted is
Allâh (above all that they associate as partners with Him). And I am
not of the Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolaters and disbelievers in
the Oneness of Allâh; those who worship others along with Allâh or set
up rivals or partners to Allâh).”Soorah Yoosuf (12):108
O you who
believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the
remembrance of Allâh. And whosoever does that, then they are the losers.(9)
And spend (in charity) of that with which We have provided you, before
death comes to one of you and he says: “My Lord! If only You would give
me respite for a little while (i.e. return to the worldly life), then I
should give Sadaqah (i.e. Zakât) of my wealth , and be among the
righteous [i.e. perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah)] and other good
deeds.(10)And Allâh grants respite to none when his appointed time (death) comes. And Allâh is All-Aware of what you do.(11) Soorah al-Munaafiqoon (63): 9-11
The Messenger of Allaah said: “Remember much that which cuts off pleasures:
Death. Since no one remembers it in times
of difficulty except that things are made easy for him, nor mentions it
at times of ease except that the affairs become constricted for him.”
Saheehul-Jaami’us-Sagheer, no.1222
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CONTENTS:
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Admonition
A Reminder
Noble Aayaat
Prophetic Ahaadeeth
The Unexpected Occurs
Chapter 2 – Funeral Regulations
Regulations for the Sick
At the Point of Death
After Death
Permissible Actions for the Close Relatives and Others who are Present
What is not Allowed for them
Announcing the Death in a Permissible Manner
Signs of a Good End to One’s Life
People’s Praise of the Deceased
Washing the Deceased
Shrouding the Body
The Funeral Procession
The Funeral Prayer
Burial and Related Matters
Giving Condolences to the Relatives and Advising them to Bear the Loss with Patience
Actions which will Benefit the Deceased
Visiting the Graves and Related Matters
Actions Conflicting with the Sharee’ah and Acts of Innovation (Bid’ah)
Chapter 3 – The Will as Prescribed in the Sharee’ah
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