do a congregational dua for their relatives who are dead ( in front of
the grave). I have five questions here ;
1) Do Allah accept prayer for the dead (near the grave) by anyone
other than his righteous son? (As seen in a hadeeth) ..
2) Wont Allah accept the prayer of a righteous daughter? ..
3) Isn't this congregational dua a bid'ah? ..
4) Paying the imaam for praying to Allah seems to be so horrible.
Isn't this wrong?.
5)My relative justified thatimaams are paid so low here. So they who
need extra money so as to maintain their family needs. Is this a right
justification?
Praise be to Allah.
Firstly:
Offering du'aa' for the deceased after the burial is prescribed in
Islam and may be done by his son and others, because of thehadeeth of
'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: When
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) had finished
burying a deceased person, he would stand over him andsay: "Pray for
forgiveness for your brother, and ask that he be made steadfast, for
he is being questioned now."
Narrated by Abu Dawood (3221); classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in
Ahkaam al-Janaa'iz, p. 198
It is mustahabb for every Muslim to attend the burial and offer du'aa'
for the deceased.
Secondly:
The du'aa' of a righteous daughter for her father is included in the
words of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): "When
a man dies, all his good deeds come to an end except three: ongoing
charity (sadaqah jaariyah), beneficial knowledge, or arighteous child
who will pray for him." Narrated byMuslim (1631) from Abu Hurayrah
(may Allah be pleased with him). In Arabic, the word walad (translated
here as "child";the plural is awlaad) includes both male and female,
as in the verse in which Allah, may He be exalted, says: "Allah
commands you as regardsyour children's [awlaadikum] (inheritance); to
the male, a portion equal to that of two females" [an-Nisa' 4:10].
Thirdly:
Congregational du'aa' after the burial, if it happens occasionally and
does not become a regular practice, or if one of them offers du'aa'
and the others say Ameen, is regarded as permissible by some of the
scholars.
But if they always do it this way every time there is a funeral or
they visit the deceased, or they single out a specific time to gather,
or they recite du'aa' in unison, then this is a kind of bid'ah and
innovation.
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: I see some
people standing at the grave after burial of the deceased and offering
du'aa' for him. Is this permissible? And is there a prescribed du'aa'
to be said after completion of the burial? Is the du'aa' tobe offered
in congregation, such as if one person says du'aa' and the others say
Ameento his du'aa'? Or should each person offer du'aa' on his own?
Please adviseus, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer: The Sunnah that is proven from the Messenger (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) indicates that it is prescribed to offer
du'aa' for the deceased after burial. When the Prophet (blessings and
peace of Allah be upon him) had finished burying a deceased person, he
would stand over him andsay: "Pray for forgiveness for your brother,
and ask that he be made steadfast, for he is being questioned now."
There isnothing wrong with one person saying du'aa' and the others
saying Ameen, or each person offering du'aa' by himself for the
deceased. And Allah is the source of strength.
End quote from Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 13/204
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was also asked:
What is the ruling on offering congregational du'aa' at graves?
He replied:
There is nothing wrong with it. If one person says du'aa' and the
others say Ameen, there is nothing wrong with that, so long as it is
not done deliberately and it just so happens that they hear one of
them saying du'aa' and the others say Ameen. In such cases it is not
called "congregational" because it is not done deliberately.
End quote from Fataawa ash-Shaykh Ibn Baaz, 13/340
Fourthly:
It is not prescribed to pay the imam for offering du'aa' for the
deceased, and it is not Sunnah to stand for a long time at the grave.
What good can result from the du'aa' of a man hired for that purpose?!
See also the answer to question no. 83829
Fifthly:
Poor imams should be helped from zakaah and charity funds, and it is
notpermissible to encourage them in innovations.
And Allah knows best.
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