الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الجنائزBook of Funerals
بَابُ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ وَالِاسْتِعْدَادِ لَهُ وَتَرْغِيبِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِيهِ
Chapter on remembering death, preparing for it, and encouraging the believers regarding it
Hadith 2971
عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا بَصُرَ بِجَمَاعَةٍ، فَقَالَ: ((عَلَامَ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ هَؤُلَاءِ؟)) قِيلَ: عَلَى قَبْرٍ يَحْفِرُونَهُ، قَالَ: فَفَزِعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَبَدَرَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ مُسْرِعًا حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى الْقَبْرِ فَجَثَا عَلَيْهِ، قَالَ: فَاسْتَقْبَلْتُهُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ أَنْظُرُ مَا يَصْنَعُ فَبَكَى حَتَّى بَلَّ الثَّرَى مِنْ دُمُوعِهِ، ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ: ((أَيُّ إِخْوَانِي لِمِثْلِ الْيَوْمِ فَأَعِدُّوا))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when suddenly he saw some people gathered at a place and asked: Why are these people gathered and for what? Someone said: They are gathered at a grave, they are digging it. Upon hearing this, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became distressed and hurried ahead of his companions, quickly reaching the grave and sat down on his knees beside it. I came in front of him to see what he (peace and blessings be upon him) was doing. He (peace and blessings be upon him) wept so much that the ground became wet with his tears. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) turned towards us and said: My brothers! Prepare for this day.
Hadith 2972
عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ قَالَ: كَانَ أَوَّلُ يَوْمٍ عَرَفْتُ فِيهِ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى رَأَيْتُ شَيْخًا أَبْيَضَ الرَّأْسِ وَاللِّحْيَةِ عَلَى حِمَارٍ وَهُوَ يَتْبَعُ جَنَازَةً فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ، حَدَّثَنِي فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ، سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))، قَالَ: فَأَكَبَّ الْقَوْمُ يَبْكُونَ، فَقَالَ: ((مَا يُبْكِيكُمْ؟)) فَقَالُوا: إِنَّا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ، قَالَ: ((لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ وَلَٰكِنَّهُ إِذَا حُضِرَ، {فَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ، فَرَوْحٌ وَرَيْحَانٌ وَجَنَّةُ نَعِيمٍ} فَإِذَا بُشِّرَ بِذَلِكَ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لِلِقَاءِهِ أَحَبُّ، {وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ، فَنُزُلٌ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ} قَالَ عَطَاءٌ (يَعْنِي ابْنَ السَّائِبِ) وَفِي قِرَاءَةِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ: {ثُمَّ تَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمٍ} فَإِذَا بُشِّرَ بِذَلِكَ يَكْرَهُ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لِلقَاءِهِ أَكْرَهُ))
Ata bin Saib says: The first day on which I became acquainted with Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila happened like this: I saw an elderly man riding a donkey, his head and beard hair were white, and he was walking behind a funeral procession and narrating: So-and-so son of so-and-so companion narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Whoever loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him. Upon hearing this, the people began to weep. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Why are you weeping? The people said: We all dislike death (which means we do not like to meet Allah). The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: It is not like that. When someone's death approaches, if he is among the close servants of Allah, then for him there is comfort, fragrance, and a garden of blessings. So when he is given glad tidings of these things, he begins to love meeting Allah, and Allah desires his meeting even more. But if that person is among the deniers and the misguided, then his hospitality is scalding water, and then he is to enter the blazing fire. So when he is given the news of these things, he begins to dislike meeting Allah, and Allah also greatly dislikes meeting him.
Hadith 2973
عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ شُرَيْحُ بْنُ هَانِئٍ: بَيْنَمَا أَنَا فِي مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ إِذْ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((لَا يُحِبُّ رَجُلٌ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَلَا أَبْغَضَ رَجُلٌ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أَبْغَضَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))، فَأَتَيْتُ عَائِشَةَ، فَقُلْتُ: لَئِنْ كَانَ مَا ذَكَرَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَقًّا لَقَدْ هَلَكْنَا، فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّمَا الْهَالِكُ مَنْ هَلَكَ فِيمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: ((لَا يُحِبُّ رَجُلٌ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَلَا أَبْغَضَ رَجُلٌ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا أَبْغَضَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))، قَالَتْ: وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ، فَهَلْ تَدْرِي لِمَ ذَلِكَ؟ إِذَا حَشَرَجَ الصَّدْرُ وَطَمَحَ الْبَصَرُ وَاقْشَعَرَّ الْجِلْدُ، وَتَشَنَّجَتِ الْأَصَابِعُ، فَعِنْدَ ذَلِكَ مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَمَنْ أَبْغَضَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَبْغَضَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ
Shuraih bin Hani says: I was in the mosque of Madinah when Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith there, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever likes to meet Allah, Allah also likes to meet him; and whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also dislikes to meet him. After hearing this hadith, I went to Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) and said: If the matter is as Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) has stated, then it means we are all doomed. She said: According to the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whoever is doomed, is indeed doomed. But what is the matter? I said: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever likes to meet Allah, Allah also likes to meet him; and whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also dislikes to meet him. Upon hearing this, Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I also bear witness that I have also heard this hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Do you know why this will be so? When the sound of breath constricting will be heard from the chest, the eyes will remain open, the hair will stand on end, and the fingers will stiffen, at that moment, whoever likes to meet Allah, Allah also likes to meet him; and whoever does not like to meet Allah, Allah also does not like to meet him.
Hadith 2974
عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: إِذَا أَحَبَّ الْعَبْدُ لِقَائِي أَجْبَبْتُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِذَا كَرِهَ الْعَبْدُ لِقَائِي كَرِهْتُ لِقَاءَهُ))، قَالَ: فَقِيلَ لِأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ: مَا مِنَّا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ وَيَفْظَعُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ: إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ كُشِفَ بِهِ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says: When My servant likes to meet Me, I also like to meet him, and when My servant dislikes to meet Me, I also dislike to meet him. Someone said to Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): Each one of us dislikes death and fears it? He said: When the time of death approaches, everything becomes clear.
Hadith 2975
عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ، وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))، قُلْنَا: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! كُلُّنَا نَكْرَهُ الْمَوْتَ، قَالَ: ((لَيْسَ ذَٰكَ كَرَاهَةُ الْمَوْتِ، وَلَٰكِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا حُضِرَ جَاءَهُ الْبَشِيرُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ بِمَا صَائِرٌ إِلَيْهِ فَلَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَأَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَإِنَّ الْفَاجِرَ أَوَ الْكَافِرَ إِذَا حُضِرَ جَاءَهُ بِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الشَّرِّ وَمَا يَلْقَاهُ مِنَ الشَّرِّ، فَكَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ وَكَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever desires to meet Allah, Allah also desires to meet him; and whoever dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also dislikes to meet him. We said: O Messenger of Allah! All of us dislike death. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (What you are thinking of) this is not disliking death. The matter is that when the time of a believer’s death approaches, an angel comes from Allah with glad tidings and informs him of his good end; at that time, meeting Allah becomes dearest to him, so Allah also desires to meet him. But when the time of a wicked or disbeliever’s death approaches, the one who comes to him informs him of his evil end, so he begins to dislike meeting Allah, and Allah does not desire to meet him.
Hadith 2976
عَنْ عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ((مَنْ أَحَبَّ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ أَحَبَّ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ وَمَنْ كَرِهَ لِقَاءَ اللَّهِ كَرِهَ اللَّهُ لِقَاءَهُ))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ubadah bin Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever likes to meet Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty likes to meet him; and whoever does not like to meet Allah Almighty, Allah Almighty does not like to meet him.
Hadith 2977
وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِثْلَهُ وَزَادَتْ: وَالْمَوْتُ قَبْلَ لِقَاءِ اللَّهِ
Similar ahadith of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), with these additional words: And as for the matter of death, it is before the issue of meeting Allah Almighty.
Hadith 2978
عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِنْ شِئْتُمْ أَنْبَأْتُكُمْ مَا أَوَّلُ مَا يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَا أَوَّلُ مَا يَقُولُونَ لَهُ))، قُلْنَا: نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ! قَالَ: ((إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَلْ أَحْبَبْتُمْ لِقَاءِي؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: نَعَمْ يَا رَبَّنَا، فَيَقُولُ لِمَ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ: رَجَوْنَا عَفْوَكَ وَمَغْفِرَتَكَ فَيَقُولُ قَدْ وَجَبَتْ لَكُمْ مَغْفِرَتِي))
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If you wish, I will tell you what Allah Almighty will say first to the people of faith on the Day of Resurrection and what they will say to Him. We said: Yes, O Messenger of Allah! You (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty will say to the believers: Did you desire to meet Me? They will say: Yes, O our Lord! Allah Almighty will ask: Why? They will say: We hoped for Your pardon and forgiveness. Then He will say: My forgiveness has become obligatory for you.
