“A man came to the Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) and said ‘My mother has suddenly died and she did not leave any will, but I suspect that if she did then she would have told me to give something to charity. Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim write that: The above mentioned verses demonstrate that if anyone prays on behalf of another person, the latter will receive the spiritual benefits – Allah Willing.This also demonstrates that if it was the wrong action Allah would not have ordered us to pray for other people, nor would He have stated that those who ask for forgiveness for the deceased receive praises from Allah. “Our Lord! Forgive us and forgive our Muslim brothers who came before us ” They ask for forgiveness in the following manner: “O my Lord, have mercy on my parents even as they have brought me up through my childhood”Īllah Most High has praised those Muslims who ask for forgiveness of the deceased. To put simply, isal ath-thawab is nothing other than to ask Allah for the forgiveness of our sins, and to raise the spiritual status of the deceased.This may be achieved through various practices, such as the offering of du’a’s (supplications), to recite the Qur’an, to offer Qurbani [(t ‘Id al-Adha), and also, to perform a compulsory Hajj (fard) on the behalf of the deceased.Īs this chapter will seek to demonstrate, (by using the Qur’an, the Sunna and fatawa of the ‘ulema as evidence) isal ath-thawab is not an innovative practice (bid’a), but something that has been practiced by Muslims throughout the centuries and, secondly, which is permissible.Īllah Most High has ordered the Muslims to pray for their parents as follows:
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