Don’t Abuse the Dead (Hadith No. 1175)
Bismillah.
Volume 2, Book 23, Number 476:
Narrated ‘Aisha :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Don’t abuse the dead, because they have reached the result of what they forwarded.”
Abusing here refers to verbal abuse, using harsh words against a person.
Most scholars say that this is for the believers, i.e. don’t abuse the dead believers. But anyhow, taking the hukm (commandment) of the Prophet (SAW), one must be careful as to not talk bad about any dead person, especially the believers.
This also implies not judging them, i.e. not deciding where they ended up. Because. We. Don’t. Know.
No matter how pious you knew the person to be, you are not allowed to say (even about a martyr) that he/she definitely went to Jannah, or in the case of a wicked one, that he/she definitely went to Hell.
Prophet (SAW) said:
والله ما أدرى وأنا رسول الله ما يفعل بى
[roughly translated:] By Allah, I do not know what will be done with me, even though I’m the Messenger of Allah.
If Prophet (SAW) wasn’t so sure, how can we claim to know about a person’s fate? Do we have angels coming to us as reporters? :)
Side question: is it okay to organize a gathering to remember the deceased? Find the answer here.
Posted on October 24, 2012, in iLook and tagged abuse, bukhari, dead, death, fate, funeral, hadith no 1175, hell, janaza, judge, paradise, prayer, salah. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
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Narrated Kharija bin Zaid bin Thabit:
Um Al-’Ala’, an Ansari woman who gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet said to me, “The emigrants were distributed amongst us by drawing lots and we got in our share ‘Uthman bin Maz’un. We made him stay with us in our house. Then he suffered from a disease which proved fatal. When he died and was given a bath and was shrouded in his clothes, Allah’s Apostle came. I said, ‘May Allah be merciful to you, O Abu As-Sa’ib! I testify that Allah has honored you’. The Prophet said, ‘How do you know that Allah has honored him?’ I replied, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Let my father be sacrificed for you! On whom else shall Allah bestow His honor?’ The Prophet said, ‘No doubt, death came to him. By Allah, I too wish him good, but by Allah, I do not know what Allah will do with me though I am Allah’s Apostle.’ By Allah, I never attested the piety of anyone after that.”
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 2, Book 23, Number 334:
Jzk khayr! :)
وَأَنْتُمْ فَجَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرً :)
Usayd ibn Hadayr (RA) says: I said: O Messenger of Allah Jazaak Allahu Khayra. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Wa Antum Fa Jazaakumullahu khayraa.
[Albaani has said that the Hadeeh is Saheeh in al-Saheeha 3096, al-Ta’leeqaatul hisaan al Saheeh ibn Hibbaan 6231]
قُلْتُ : جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ : وَأَنْتُمْ فَجَزَاكُمُ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّكُمْ مَا عَلِمْتُكُمْ أَعِفَّةٌ صُبُرٌ
[التعليقات الحسان على صحيح بن حبان]
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