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معجم صغير للطبراني
Mu'jam al-Saghir
كتاب الجنائز و ذكر الموتBook of Funerals and Mention of Death
Mentioning the good deeds of the deceased and refraining from evil
Hadith 346
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمُعَدِّلُ الأَهْوَازِيُّ بِتُسْتَرَ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ الْمَكِّيُّ ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "اذْكُرُوا مَحَاسِنَ مَوْتَاكُمْ ، وَكُفُّوا عَنْ مَسَاوِيهِمْ "، لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، إِلا عِمْرَانُ ، وَلا عَنْ عِمْرَانَ ، إِلا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ . تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ
Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Mention the good deeds of your deceased, and refrain from their faults."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The deceased has already departed to the next world to receive the reward or punishment for his deeds; now, mentioning his faults will only cause distress to his heirs and become a cause of mutual enmity among you.
However, if there is a Shari‘ah-based necessity to clarify someone’s disbelief, polytheism, or innovation, then it should be stated so that people remain cautious—for example, if certain individuals have been the cause of spreading corrupt beliefs or have been weak in the narration of hadith, then mentioning them is a part of the religion, not due to any personal motive.
The deceased has already departed to the next world to receive the reward or punishment for his deeds; now, mentioning his faults will only cause distress to his heirs and become a cause of mutual enmity among you.
However, if there is a Shari‘ah-based necessity to clarify someone’s disbelief, polytheism, or innovation, then it should be stated so that people remain cautious—for example, if certain individuals have been the cause of spreading corrupt beliefs or have been weak in the narration of hadith, then mentioning them is a part of the religion, not due to any personal motive.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4900
