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Hadith 727
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727 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُمَرَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ بُهْزَاذَ، ثنا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ثنا هَمَّامٌ، ثنا قَتَادَةُ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ، أبنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شِيرَوَيْهِ الْفَسَوِيُّ بِهَا ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ سُفْيَانَ، ثنا هُدْبَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، ثنا هَمَّامٌ، ثنا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَبِي عِيسَى الْأُسْوَارِيِّ , عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «عُودُوا الْمَرِيضَ، وَاتَّبِعُوا الْجَنَازَةَ تُذَكِّرُكُمُ الْآخِرَةَ»
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, that indeed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Visit the sick, attend funerals; (doing so) will remind you of the Hereafter."
Brief Explanation
Explanation: -
The truly intelligent and wise person is the one who remembers his death; whoever does not remember death is not intelligent. In the aforementioned hadith, two things have been emphasized regarding remembering death:
① Visiting the Sick (ʿiyadat al-marid): ...
Visiting the sick holds great virtue. It is mentioned in a hadith that when a Muslim goes to visit his Muslim brother, he remains engaged in picking the fresh fruits of Paradise until he returns. [مسلم : 2568]
Similarly, in another hadith, it is stated that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will say: "O son of Adam! I was ill, but you did not visit Me." The person will say: "O my Lord! How could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?" Allah will say: "Did you not know that My servant so-and-so was ill, but you did not visit him? Had you visited him, you would surely have found Me with him." [مسلم : 2569]
Along with the many other great virtues of visiting the sick, one benefit is that it reminds a person of his own death. When a person reflects on the illness and condition of the sick, he is reminded of his own death.
② Following Funerals (ittibaʿ al-jana'iz): ...
Participating in funerals is also a highly virtuous act. It is mentioned in a hadith: "Whoever, with faith and seeking reward, participates in the funeral of a Muslim and remains with it until the funeral prayer is offered and the burial is completed, he returns with two qirats of reward; each qirat is like the mountain of Uhud. And whoever offers the funeral prayer and returns before the burial is completed, he returns with one qirat of reward." [بخاري : 1325 ، ومسلم : 935]
When a person participates in a funeral, he is certainly reminded of his own death—that just as today this brother of mine is departing from this world on the journey to the Hereafter, in the same way, one day I too must set out on this journey.
The truly intelligent and wise person is the one who remembers his death; whoever does not remember death is not intelligent. In the aforementioned hadith, two things have been emphasized regarding remembering death:
① Visiting the Sick (ʿiyadat al-marid): ...
Visiting the sick holds great virtue. It is mentioned in a hadith that when a Muslim goes to visit his Muslim brother, he remains engaged in picking the fresh fruits of Paradise until he returns. [مسلم : 2568]
Similarly, in another hadith, it is stated that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah, the Exalted, will say: "O son of Adam! I was ill, but you did not visit Me." The person will say: "O my Lord! How could I visit You when You are the Lord of the worlds?" Allah will say: "Did you not know that My servant so-and-so was ill, but you did not visit him? Had you visited him, you would surely have found Me with him." [مسلم : 2569]
Along with the many other great virtues of visiting the sick, one benefit is that it reminds a person of his own death. When a person reflects on the illness and condition of the sick, he is reminded of his own death.
② Following Funerals (ittibaʿ al-jana'iz): ...
Participating in funerals is also a highly virtuous act. It is mentioned in a hadith: "Whoever, with faith and seeking reward, participates in the funeral of a Muslim and remains with it until the funeral prayer is offered and the burial is completed, he returns with two qirats of reward; each qirat is like the mountain of Uhud. And whoever offers the funeral prayer and returns before the burial is completed, he returns with one qirat of reward." [بخاري : 1325 ، ومسلم : 935]
When a person participates in a funeral, he is certainly reminded of his own death—that just as today this brother of mine is departing from this world on the journey to the Hereafter, in the same way, one day I too must set out on this journey.
