Sawaab reaches to the dead

By Muhammad Aslam al Hindi

 

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Starting in the name of Allah
الصلوة والسلام علي رسول الله
And millions of durood on Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم

.لسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته


Proof 1

Imam Abu Dawood (d. 275H) (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Aa’s son of Vayl had made a will to free 100 slaves on his behalf (after his death). His son Hisham freed 50 slaves, his other son wanted to free 50 slaves but said first let me ask the Prophet of Allah (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam). So he went to the Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) and asked, “Ya Rasool Allah! (Oh Prophet of Allah!) (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) my father had made a will to free 100 slaves and my brother has freed 50 shall I free the other 50” Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) replied, If he (Aa’s bin Vayl) had been Muslim then if you would free them or do charity or perform pilgrimage it would reach him.
Proof 2

Imam Abu Dawood (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrate that Saad son of Ubaddah (may Allah be pleased with him) went on holy wars (gazwaa’t) with the Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) and when he returned to Madina his mother had passed away. He (Saad) asked the Prophet of Allah (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam), ‘Umm e Saad’ meaning my mother has died which charity [sadqa] is better for her. Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) replied, “Water!” Saad (may Allah be pleased with him) dug a well and said this well is Saad’s mother (that is, may its reward go to Saad’s mother). (Hadith is Mishkat sharif )

Proof 3

Imam Muslim (d. 261H) narrates from Ayesha (may Allah be well pleased with her) said one man came and said “Ya Rasool Allah! (Oh Prophet of Allah!) (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) my mother has suddenly passed away and she has made no will. I suppose if she would have got a chance to talk she would have given charity (sadqa) so if I give charity on her behalf would its reward get to her sprit (Ruh) The Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) replied, Yes it will reach her!

Imam Nawawi (d. 676) in his explanation of Muslim (Sharh Muslim) says this means this narration (hadith) proves that if charity is given for the dead body its reward gets to the dead. Scholars have consensus on this.

Proof 4

Imam Nassai (d. 303) narrates from Son of Abbass (may Allah be well pleased with him) said one woman asked the Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam), my father has passed away and he did not perform pilgrimage (hajj). Prophet (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) replied perform pilgrimage from your father (i.e., on his behalf).

Proof 5

Imam Tibrani (d. 360) and Darul Qatnni (d. 385) narrated that the Prophet of Allah (Sallallaho Alihi Wassallam) said, whoever passes by the grave and recites “Qul ho Wallah-ho Ahd…” (Al-Ikhlas Chapter 112) So the grantor will get the reward equal to the quantity of the dead bodies.

Proof 6

`A'ishah reports the Prophet as saying: "If a company of Muslims numbering one hundred pray over a dead person, all of them interceding for him, their intercession for him will be accepted." (Muslim [Jana'iz]

Proof 7

Ibn `Abbas said: "I have heard the Prophet say: If any Muslim dies and forty men who associate nothing with Allah stand over his body in prayer, Allah will accept them as intercessors for him." (Muslim [jana'iz])

Proof 8

In many traditions the number of acceptable intercessors in the funeral prayer is reduced to three rows of men, even if the number is under forty. Nawawi says the scholars of usul al-fiqh adduce these traditions also. (Ahmad [4:79, 4:100])

Proof 9

Sayyiduna Abu Harayrah (RadhiAllahu Ta'ala Anhu) says that the Blessed Apostle (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:
,
“ماً دَخَلَ ال-مَقَبِرَ ثُمَّ قَرَ’َ فَتِهَتَ ’ل-كِتَبِ، وَ‘قُل هُوَ ’للَهُ أَهَدُن’، وَ‘َلهَ-كُمُ ’ت-تَكَثُرُ’، ثُمَّ قَلَ: ‘الَّهُمَّ إِنِّ قَد جَأَلتُ ثَوَبَ مَ قَرَ’تُ مِن كَلَمِ-قَ لِ-َهل ال-مَقَبِرِ مِنَ ’ل-مُ’مِنِنَ وَل -مُ’مِنَتِ’، كَنُ شُفَأَ’َ لَ-هُ إلى ’للَهِ تَأَلَ ”

Tranlation :

(Whosoever enters a cemetery and recites the Surat al-Fatihah, the “Qul Huwa ’Llahu ahad” (Surat al-Ikhlas) and the “Alha-kumu ’t-Takathur” (Surat al-Takathur) and says,
“O’ Allah! I have conferred, the reward of whatever I have recited from your Word, to the Faithful men and the Faithful women of these graves, the deceased in those graves intercede for him in the presence of Allah ta'ala.)

Proof 10

Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti (Rehmullah) says:
“وَ أَمَّ ال-قِرَأَتُ أَلَ ال-قَبرِ، فَ-جَزَمَ بِ-مَشرُئِيَّتِ-هَ أَس-هَبُنَ وَغَيرُ-هُم”

(And as far as the recitation [of the Blessed Qur’an] on the grave is concerned, our
companions, as well as others, are absolutely certain on its legality.)

Taken from SharI al-NudUr, pp. 130

Proof 11

Sayyiduna Anas (Radhi Allahu Ta'ala anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

“ماً دَخَلَ ’ل-مَقَبِرَ فَ-قَرَ’َ سُرَتَ يَ-سٍ، خَفَّفَ ’للَهُ أَن-هُم، وَكَنَ لَ-هُ بِ-َدَدِ مَن فِ-هَ هَسَنَتِن”

(Whosoever enters a cemetery and recites the Surah Ya-sin, Allah Ta'ala makes a concession [in punishment] for them, and He grants the amount of reward for the reciter as there are the number of buried persons.

Taken from (SharI al-NudUr, pp.130)

The great classical scholar Allama Qurtubi (rahmatuallah aleh) comments


“وَ قَلَ ال-قُرتُبِيُّ فِ هَدِثِ ‘ِقرَ’ُ ألَ مَوتَ-كُم يَ-سِن’: ‘هَدهَ يَيتَمِلُ أَن
تَكُنَ هَدهِهِ ’ل-قِرَأَتُ إِندَ ال-مَيِّتِ فِ هَلِ مَوتِ-هِ، وَيَهتَمِلُ أَن-تَكُنَ إِندَ
قَبرِ-هِ ’ ”

Allamah al-Qurtubi , with respect to the Hadith, “Recite the Surah Ya-sin on
your deceased ones”, says:

“This (Hadith) could possibly mean that the recitation be made close to the
deceased person whilst he/she is dying, or it could [also] possibly mean that it be
made next to his/her grave.”)

Proof 12

It has been reported by Sayyiduna 'Hadrat Ali karram-Allahu wajha-hu al-karim that the Final Messenger (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) said:

“ماً مَرَّ أَلَ ال-مَقَبِرِ وَقَرَ’َ ‘قُل هُوَ ’للَهُ أَهَدُن’ إِهدَ اشَرَتَ مَرَّتاً، ثُمَّ وَهَبَ أَجرَ-هُ لِ’ل-َموَتِ، أُؤتِيَ مِن ال-َجرِ بِأَدَدِ ’ل-َموَتِ”

(Whosoever passes by some graves and recites the “Qul Huwa ’Llahu Ahad” (Surat al-Ikhlas) eleven times, and that he confers the reward thereof to the deceased ones, then ,he [himself] shall be given reward equal to the reward of the number of the deceased persons [in total.].”

Dar al-Qutni; Durr al-Mukhtar, Qira’tu ’l-Maytah, Bab al-Dafan; Sharh al-Nudur,
pp.130