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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صلاة الجنازةChapters on Funeral Prayer
بَابُ تَعْزِيَةِ الْمُصَابِ وَثَوَابِ صَبْرِهِ وَأَمْرِهِ بِهِ وَمَا يُقَالُ لِذَلِكَChapter on consoling the bereaved, the reward for his patience, commanding it, and what is said for that
Hadith 3284
اُردوEn
عَنْ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا قَالَ: أَرْسَلَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْضُ بَنَاتِهِ أَنَّ صَبِيًّا لَهَا ابْنًا أَوْ ابْنَةً قَدْ احْتُضِرَتْ فَاشْهَدْنَا، قَالَ: فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا يَقْرَأُ لَهَا السَّلَامَ وَيَقُولُ: ((إِنَّ لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَمَا أَعْطَى (وَفِي لَفْظٍ: لِلَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ وَلِلَّهِ مَا أَعْطَى) وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمَّى، فَلْتَصْبِرْ وَلْتَحْتَسِبْ))
Sayyiduna Usamah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that a daughter of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a message to him that her son or daughter was near death, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) should come to them. But he (peace and blessings be upon him) sent greetings to them and (to console her) said: Surely, to Allah belongs what He takes and to Him belongs what He gives, and with Him everything has an appointed time, so (my daughter) she should be patient and hope for reward for it.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … These are the best words for offering condolences and comforting the bereaved. In the narration of Bukhari and Muslim, the words of this supplication are as follows, and these are the ones commonly published in general books: "Indeed, to Allah belongs what He takes, and to Him belongs what He gives, and everything with Him has an appointed term." Furthermore, for comforting through supplication or otherwise, any permissible manner may be adopted. The virtue of offering condolences is as follows: Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm narrates that the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "No believer consoles his brother in a calamity except that Allah, the Exalted, will clothe him with garments of honor on the Day of Resurrection." (Ibn Majah: 1601, Sahihah: 195)
