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Chapter 152: About Mentioning the Deceased Person with Good Words

Chapter Introduction

١٥٢ـ باب في ثناء الناس على الميت

Translation: [ Islam, on contrary to other beliefs, gives the dead people their rights, i.e. not to mention them except with good words, as a dead person is not able to defend himself. Besides, mentioning them with evil words hurts the dead and the living.

Translation: Thus, one should not curse or mention them with evil, except those cursed by the Noble Koran and Sunna, like Pharaoh and Abu-Lahab.

The Messenger of Allah said as:

Hadith

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ ) . عَنْهَا قَالَتْ : قَالَ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ : ( لَا تَسُبُوا الْأَمْوَاتَ ، فَإِنَََََّّّّّْهُمْ قَدْ أَفْضَوْا إِلَى مَا قَدَّمُوا ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: Narrated by A'isha ' The Prophet said: " Don't abuse the dead, because they have reached the destination of what they forwarded (and they will be reckoned for their own deeds). " (Bukhari)

Hadith

حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ حَدَّتَّنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الحَفْرِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْن علاقة لا تَسُبُّوا الْأَمْوَات قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغيرَةَ بْن شُعْبَةَ يَقُول : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهُ ) . فَتُؤذُوا الأحْيَاءَ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى وَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَ أَصْحَابُ سُفْيَانَ فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ مِثْلَ رِوَايَةِ الْحَفَرِيِّ وَرَوَى بَعْضُهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ نَحْوَهُ عِلاقَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَجُلا يُحَدِّثُ عِنْدَ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ

Translation: Narrated Al-Mogheerah ibn Sho'ba: ' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “ Do not abuse the dead lest you would harm the living. " " "

Thus, Sunna refutes what some so-called holy books say that accuse the Prophets of Allah with committing heinous crimes.

And now, let us see what Imam Al-Nawawi compiled.]

Hadith 488: Hadith 488

٤۸۸ عَنْ أَنَسِ : مَرُوا بِجَنَازَةِ فَأَثْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا خَيْرًا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ : ( وَجَبَتْ ) . ثُمََّّّ مَرُوا بِأُخْرَى فَأَتْنَوْا عَلَيْهَا شَرًا ، فَقَالَ : ( وَجَبَتْ ) . فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الخَطَّابِ : ما وَجَبَتْ قَالَ : ( هذا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ خَيْرًا ، فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ الجُنَّةٌ ، وَهَذَا أَثْنَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ شَرًا ، فَوَجَبَتْ لَهُ النَّارُ ، أَنْتُمْ شُهَدَاءُ اللَّهُ ) . في الأَرْضِ ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 488. Narrated Anas ibn Malik: ‘ A funeral procession passed and the people praised the deceased. The Prophet said: " It has been affirmed for him. " Then another funeral procession passed and the people spoke badly of the deceased. The Prophet said: " It has been affirmed for him. " Omar ibn Al-Khattab asked: " Allah's Messenger! What has been affirmed? " He replied: " You have praised this one so Paradise has been affirmed to him; and you have criticized the other, so Hell has been affirmed for him. You people are Allah's witnesses on earth. " (Bukhari)

Hadith 489: Hadith 489

٤٨٩- عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الخَطَّابِ له قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ : أَيٌُّّمَا مُسْلِمٍ ، شَهِدَ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةٌ بخَيْرِ ، أَدْخَلَهُ اللَّهُ ) . الجُنَّةٌ . فَقُلْنَا : وَثَلَاثَةٌ ، قَالَ : ( وَثَلَاثَةٌ ) . فَقُلْنَا : وَاثْنَانِ ، قَالَ : ( وَاثْنَانِ ) . ثُمََّّّ لَمْ تَسْأَلُهُ عَنِ الْوَاحِدِ . رواه البخاري

Translation: 489. Narrated Omar: The Prophet said: “ If four people testify to the piety of any Muslim, Allah will grant him Paradise. We asked: " What would the case be if three people testify to his piety? " The Prophet ﷺ said: “ Even if they were three people. " Then we asked: " If they were two? " He replied: " Even if they were two. " We did not ask him regarding one witness. ' (Bukhari)