Abu Juwairiya
Junior Member
Narrated Abü Huraira Allah's Messenger (SAW) said:
"A believer who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith
and hoping to attain Allah's Reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirât.
Each Qirat is like the size of the (mount) Uhud.
He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirât only."
(Bukhari)
Personal Comment: I wish to stress the word, 'believer' (Mu'min) is not to be taken lightly. The Ahadith above mentions the word 'believer' and not 'Muslim'. The difference is Allah is speaking directly to a certain type of Muslim, not to all Muslims in general.
He [Allah] is speaking to that Muslim who is looking for these kinds of words of advice on how to be a hundred times better than the average Muslim and to be the best there is.
In short, those Muslims who want the highest Jannah and are prepared to work for it in the same way most people work towards achieving their goals here.
Two types of Muslims among the best are mentioned here; the first who will offer the funeral prayer and remain there until after burial.
He will get one Qirat in reward [whereas most Muslims will attend the Janaza prayer but not with regularity and are hence excluded even from being this kind of person.
The second is the Muslim who goes that just one step further and with regularity both attends the Janaza and stays until the end. In both cases, the two type of Muslim actively looks for Janaza prayers to attend in the same way many people look for Worldly success and does so just to be closer to Allah alone.
"A believer who accompanies the funeral procession of a Muslim out of sincere faith
and hoping to attain Allah's Reward and remains with it till the funeral prayer is offered and the burial ceremonies are over, he will return with a reward of two Qirât.
Each Qirat is like the size of the (mount) Uhud.
He who offers the funeral prayer only and returns before the burial, will return with the reward of one Qirât only."
(Bukhari)
Personal Comment: I wish to stress the word, 'believer' (Mu'min) is not to be taken lightly. The Ahadith above mentions the word 'believer' and not 'Muslim'. The difference is Allah is speaking directly to a certain type of Muslim, not to all Muslims in general.
He [Allah] is speaking to that Muslim who is looking for these kinds of words of advice on how to be a hundred times better than the average Muslim and to be the best there is.
In short, those Muslims who want the highest Jannah and are prepared to work for it in the same way most people work towards achieving their goals here.
Two types of Muslims among the best are mentioned here; the first who will offer the funeral prayer and remain there until after burial.
He will get one Qirat in reward [whereas most Muslims will attend the Janaza prayer but not with regularity and are hence excluded even from being this kind of person.
The second is the Muslim who goes that just one step further and with regularity both attends the Janaza and stays until the end. In both cases, the two type of Muslim actively looks for Janaza prayers to attend in the same way many people look for Worldly success and does so just to be closer to Allah alone.
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