سنن ابي داود
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كتاب الجنائزFunerals (Kitab Al-Janaiz)
باب الْقِرَاءَةِ عِنْدَ الْمَيِّتِChapter: Reciting Qur’an For One Who Is Dying.
Hadith 3121
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَكِّيٍّ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ، المعنى قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ وَلَيْسَ بِالنَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ مَعْقِلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اقْرَءُوا يس عَلَى مَوْتَاكُمْ " . وَهَذَا لَفْظُ ابْنِ الْعَلَاءِ .
Narrated Maqil ibn Yasar: The Prophet ﷺ said: Recite Surah Ya-Sin over your dying men. This is the version of Ibn al-Ala
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The hadith is weak.
(For further details, see Ahkam al-Jana'iz by Shaykh al-Albani, Issue 15.) Therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Yasin over a person near death is not correct.
Instead, one should supplicate for him, saying: O Allah, make this difficult stage easy for him.
The hadith is weak.
(For further details, see Ahkam al-Jana'iz by Shaykh al-Albani, Issue 15.) Therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Yasin over a person near death is not correct.
Instead, one should supplicate for him, saying: O Allah, make this difficult stage easy for him.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3121
Al-Sheikh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amanpuri
‘Recitation of Surah Ya-Sin over those near death’
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma‘qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«اقرأوا على موتاكم يٰسين .»
“Recite Surah Ya-Sin over your dying ones.”
[مسند الامام احمد: ٥/٢٦، سنن ابي داؤد: ۳۱۲۱، السنن للنسائي: ۱۰۹۱٤، سنن ابن ماجه: ۱٤٤۸]
This hadith has been declared “sahih” by Imam Ibn Hibban (3002) and Imam Hakim rahimahullah «(اتحاف المهرة لابن حجر)» rahimahullah.
This is a leniency (tasahul) on the part of Imam Ibn Hibban rahimahullah and Imam Hakim rahimahullah, whereas its chain is “weak” (da‘if).
In its chain, there is the addition of Abu ‘Uthman’s father, who is “unknown” (majhul).
This is «المزيد فى متصل الاسانيد». Abu ‘Uthman has not explicitly stated hearing (sama‘) from Sayyiduna Ma‘qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu, therefore the chain is “weak”.
Imam Ibn Hibban rahimahullah says:
«أراد به من حضرته المنية لا أن الميت يقرأ عليه، وكذلك قوله صلى الله عليه و سلم: لقنوا موتاكم: لا إله إلا الله .»
“In this hadith, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam intended by ‘dying person’ (al-mawt) the one near death, not the recitation of Qur’an over the deceased. Similarly, his statement to prompt your dead with ‘la ilaha illallah’ (talqin) is also for the one near death, not for the deceased.”
Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah also preferred this view. [الروح لابن القيم: ص۱۱]
SB7 Benefit No. 1:
«قال صفوان (بن عمرو): حدثني المشيخة أنهم حضروا غضيف بن الحارث الثمالي، قال: فكان المشيخة يقولون: إذا قرأت عند الميت (يعني يٰسٓ) خفف عنه بها .»
“Safwan bin ‘Amr said: The elders informed me that they were present with Ghudayf bin Harith al-Thumali. The elders used to say: When you recite Surah Ya-Sin at the side of the deceased, due to this the punishment of the deceased will be lightened.” [مسندلامام احمد: ٤/١٠٥]
These elders are unknown, therefore due to the chain being “unknown” (majhul), it is “weak”.
Therefore, it is not correct for Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah (al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah: 3/184) to declare this chain as “hasan”.
SB7 Benefit No. 2:
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda’ and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari radi Allahu anhuma narrate that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«ما من ميت، فيقرأعنده يٰسٓ إلا هون الله عزوجل عليه .»
“Whoever dies and Surah Ya-Sin is recited over him, Allah makes it easy for him.”
[مسند الفردوس: ٦۰۹۹، التلخيص الحبير لابن حجر: ٢/١٠٤]
Its chain is “fabricated” (mawdu‘).
In it, Marwan bin Salim al-Ghifari is “abandoned and a fabricator” (matruk wa wadda‘).
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ma‘qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«اقرأوا على موتاكم يٰسين .»
“Recite Surah Ya-Sin over your dying ones.”
[مسند الامام احمد: ٥/٢٦، سنن ابي داؤد: ۳۱۲۱، السنن للنسائي: ۱۰۹۱٤، سنن ابن ماجه: ۱٤٤۸]
This hadith has been declared “sahih” by Imam Ibn Hibban (3002) and Imam Hakim rahimahullah «(اتحاف المهرة لابن حجر)» rahimahullah.
This is a leniency (tasahul) on the part of Imam Ibn Hibban rahimahullah and Imam Hakim rahimahullah, whereas its chain is “weak” (da‘if).
In its chain, there is the addition of Abu ‘Uthman’s father, who is “unknown” (majhul).
This is «المزيد فى متصل الاسانيد». Abu ‘Uthman has not explicitly stated hearing (sama‘) from Sayyiduna Ma‘qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu, therefore the chain is “weak”.
Imam Ibn Hibban rahimahullah says:
«أراد به من حضرته المنية لا أن الميت يقرأ عليه، وكذلك قوله صلى الله عليه و سلم: لقنوا موتاكم: لا إله إلا الله .»
“In this hadith, the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam intended by ‘dying person’ (al-mawt) the one near death, not the recitation of Qur’an over the deceased. Similarly, his statement to prompt your dead with ‘la ilaha illallah’ (talqin) is also for the one near death, not for the deceased.”
Hafiz Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah also preferred this view. [الروح لابن القيم: ص۱۱]
SB7 Benefit No. 1:
«قال صفوان (بن عمرو): حدثني المشيخة أنهم حضروا غضيف بن الحارث الثمالي، قال: فكان المشيخة يقولون: إذا قرأت عند الميت (يعني يٰسٓ) خفف عنه بها .»
“Safwan bin ‘Amr said: The elders informed me that they were present with Ghudayf bin Harith al-Thumali. The elders used to say: When you recite Surah Ya-Sin at the side of the deceased, due to this the punishment of the deceased will be lightened.” [مسندلامام احمد: ٤/١٠٥]
These elders are unknown, therefore due to the chain being “unknown” (majhul), it is “weak”.
Therefore, it is not correct for Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah (al-Isabah fi Tamyiz al-Sahabah: 3/184) to declare this chain as “hasan”.
SB7 Benefit No. 2:
Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda’ and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari radi Allahu anhuma narrate that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said:
«ما من ميت، فيقرأعنده يٰسٓ إلا هون الله عزوجل عليه .»
“Whoever dies and Surah Ya-Sin is recited over him, Allah makes it easy for him.”
[مسند الفردوس: ٦۰۹۹، التلخيص الحبير لابن حجر: ٢/١٠٤]
Its chain is “fabricated” (mawdu‘).
In it, Marwan bin Salim al-Ghifari is “abandoned and a fabricator” (matruk wa wadda‘).
Source: Monthly Magazine al-Sunnah Jhelum
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The aforementioned narration is weak.
Therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Yasin over a person near death is not correct; instead, supplication should be made for him.
That is, "O Allah, make this difficult stage easy for him."
The aforementioned narration is weak.
Therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Yasin over a person near death is not correct; instead, supplication should be made for him.
That is, "O Allah, make this difficult stage easy for him."
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1448
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Lexical Explanation:
«اِقْرَوُوا » is an imperative verb, which means: recite, keep reciting.
«عَليٰ مَوْتَاكُمْ » refers to the one whose time of death is approaching.
It has been said that when Surah Ya-Sin is recited near a person whose time of death is near, the agony of death is lessened for the dying person. However, this hadith is weak; therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Ya-Sin over a dying person is not established from authentic ahadith. Instead, one should supplicate: O Allah! Make this difficult stage easy for him.
Narrator of the Hadith:
Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu
In "Ma'qil," the "meem" has a fatha, the "ain" is sukun, and there is a kasrah under the "qaf." He was a companion from the tribe of Muzaynah. He accepted Islam before Hudaybiyyah and was present at the pledge of Ridwan. In Basra, a canal is attributed to him, which he dug by the order of Hazrat Umar radi Allahu anhu. For this reason, the Arabs have a famous saying:
«اذا جا نهر اله بطل نهر معقل»
"When Allah's canal (rain) flows, Ma'qil radi Allahu anhu's canal has no significance."
He passed away in 60 AH during the last period of Amir Mu'awiyah radi Allahu anhu's caliphate, and according to some, he died during the era of Yazid.
«اِقْرَوُوا » is an imperative verb, which means: recite, keep reciting.
«عَليٰ مَوْتَاكُمْ » refers to the one whose time of death is approaching.
It has been said that when Surah Ya-Sin is recited near a person whose time of death is near, the agony of death is lessened for the dying person. However, this hadith is weak; therefore, the practice of reciting Surah Ya-Sin over a dying person is not established from authentic ahadith. Instead, one should supplicate: O Allah! Make this difficult stage easy for him.
Narrator of the Hadith:
Hazrat Ma'qil bin Yasar radi Allahu anhu
In "Ma'qil," the "meem" has a fatha, the "ain" is sukun, and there is a kasrah under the "qaf." He was a companion from the tribe of Muzaynah. He accepted Islam before Hudaybiyyah and was present at the pledge of Ridwan. In Basra, a canal is attributed to him, which he dug by the order of Hazrat Umar radi Allahu anhu. For this reason, the Arabs have a famous saying:
«اذا جا نهر اله بطل نهر معقل»
"When Allah's canal (rain) flows, Ma'qil radi Allahu anhu's canal has no significance."
He passed away in 60 AH during the last period of Amir Mu'awiyah radi Allahu anhu's caliphate, and according to some, he died during the era of Yazid.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 429
