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Sahih Muslim 945a

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: He who attends the funeral till the prayer is offered for (the dead), for him is the reward of one qirat, and he who attends (and stays)…

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وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَهَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، (وَاللَّفْظُ لِهَارُونَ وَحَرْمَلَةَ)

قَالَ هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ هُرْمُزَ الأَعْرَجُ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ شَهِدَ الْجَنَازَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ وَمَنْ شَهِدَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ».

قِيلَ وَمَا الْقِيرَاطَانِ قَالَ: «مِثْلُ الْجَبَلَيْنِ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ». انْتَهَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي الطَّاهِرِ وَزَادَ الآخَرَانِ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ قَالَ سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ يُصَلِّي عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ يَنْصَرِفُ فَلَمَّا بَلَغَهُ حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ لَقَدْ ضَيَّعْنَا قَرَارِيطَ كَثِيرَةً

The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: He who attends the funeral till the prayer is offered for (the dead), for him is the reward of one qirat, and he who attends (and stays) till he is buried, for him is the reward of two qirats.

It was said: What are the qirats? He said: They are equivalent to two huge mountains. Two other narrators added: Ibn Umar used to pray and then depart (without waiting for the burial of the dead). When the tradition of Abu Hurayrah reached him, he said: “ We have lost many qirats.”

আমর আন নাকিদ ও যুহায়র ইবনু হারব (রহঃ) ..... আনাস (রাযিঃ) হতে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, আমি সোমবার দিন রাসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়া সাল্লাম-কে শেষবারের মতো দেখেছি, যখন তিনি (জানালার) পর্দা সরিয়ে ছিলেন। এ মর্মে সালিহ-এর হাদীস অধিক পূর্ণাঙ্গ।

سفیان بن عیینہ نے ( ابن شہاب ) زہری سے ، انہوں نے حضرت انس ‌رضی ‌اللہ ‌عنہ ‌ ‌ سے روایت کی ، کہا : رسول اللہﷺ کی طرف میں نے جو آخری نظر ڈالی ( وہ اس طرح تھی کہ ) سوموار کے دن آپ نے ( حجرے کا ) پردہ اٹھایا .... جس طرح اوپر واقعہ ( بیان ہوا ) ہے ۔ ( امام مسلم فرماتے ہیں : ) صالح کی حدیث کامل اور سیر حاصل ہے ۔

Bana bu hadîsi Amru'n-Nâkid ile Züheyr b. Harb dahî rivayet ettiler. Dediler ki: Bize Süfyan b. Uyeyne, Zührî'den, o da Enes den naklen rivayet etti. Enes: — Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sdlem)'i son görüşüm, Pazartesi günü perdeyi açtığı zamandır, diyerek kıssayı anlatmış. Salih'in hadîsi daha tamâm ve daha kanâatbahşdir

Sahih Muslim 945a, Book 11, The Book of Prayer - Funerals, Hadith 67. 1 min read

What it means

Allah, the Almighty, is kind towards His slaves and He wills to facilitate for them the means of forgiveness. Hence, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) urged us to join the funeral procession and prayer, for this is a type of intercession that leads to mercy. Allah, the Almighty, has made the reward of whoever attends the funeral prayer equal to one Qirāt, and whoever attends the funeral till burial another Qirāt of reward.

Such is a great reward whose specific amount is known to our Lord. Since the Companions (may Allah be pleased with him) had no knowledge about how much this reward was, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) tried to bring it closer to their understanding, stating that each Qirāt is like a huge mountain. Such an act entails a great reward because it involves the fulfillment of the rights of one's fellow Muslims, supplication for them, a reminder of death and the Hereafter, giving solace and comfort to the relatives of the deceased, as well as other benefits.

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam Muslim back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam MuslimCompiler, died 261 AH
  2. 2Ahmad ibn Amr ibn as-SarhTold me, Fourth generation, died 249 AH
  3. 3Harmalah ibn YahyaWith, Fourth generation, died 243 AH
  4. 4Harun ibn SaidWith, Fourth generation, died 250 AH

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