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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
بَابُ تَسْوِيَةِ الْقُبُورِ وَرَشِّ الْمَاءِ عَلَيْهَا وَتَسْمِيَتِهَا لِتُعْرَفَChapter on leveling the graves, sprinkling water on them, and marking them to be recognized
Hadith 3267
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَنْ يُسَوِّيَ كُلَّ قَبْرٍ وَأَنْ يَلْطَخَ كُلَّ صَنَمٍ، فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ بُيُوتَ قَوْمِي، قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَنِي، فَلَمَّا جِئْتُ، قَالَ: ((يَا عَلِيُّ! لَا تَكُونَنَّ فَتَّانًا، وَلَا مُخْتَالًا وَلَا تَاجِرًا إِلَّا تَاجِرَ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ أُولَئِكَ مُسَوِّفُونَ أَوْ مَسْبُوقُونَ فِي الْعَمَلِ))
Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an Ansari to level every grave and to break every idol, but he said: O Messenger of Allah! I dislike entering the houses of my people. Therefore, you (peace and blessings be upon him) sent for me. When I came, you (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Ali! Do not be a mischief-maker or arrogant, nor be a trader, except a trader of goodness. These people are those who procrastinate in deeds or lag behind others.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … That is, they say, “We will do it today, we will do it tomorrow, we will eventually do it.” They keep spending time making such statements, but they are not granted the ability (tawfiq) to actually do the work. This is a very dangerous attitude, the result of which is only deprivation. May Allah, the Exalted, protect us from this attitude. (Ameen) One should develop the habit of performing good deeds quickly and at the earliest opportunity. (Abdullah Rafiq)
