Hadith 1988
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى الْمَيِّتِ : " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا " .
´It was narrated from Abu Ibrahim Al-Ansari, from his father, that:` he heard the Prophet say, when offering the funeral prayer for one who had died: Allahummighfir lihayyina wa mayyitina wa shahidina wa gha'ibina wadhakarina wa unthana wa saghirina wa kabirina (O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and those who are absent, our males and our females, our young and our old).
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1988. Commentary:
➊ By "present and absent" (hazir wa ghaib) can be meant those who are present or absent at the time of the funeral, i.e., those who are attending the funeral and those who are not. And "absent" can also refer to the deceased. In this case, "present" would mean the living. "Absent" can also refer to those individuals who have not yet been born. In this case, "present" would mean the living and those who have already been born. "Present" can also mean the body present at the funeral, and "absent" would mean the one who is not present there. From this, the legitimacy of the absentee funeral prayer (janazah ghā’ibānah) can also be deduced.
➋ By "minor" (saghir) is not meant a minor in the sense of one who has not reached puberty, for such a person is already forgiven; rather, it refers to one who is younger in comparison to another, even if he is an adult. Similarly, "elder" (kabir) refers to anyone who is older in comparison to another. In any case, with such terms, the intent is generalization rather than the apparent meaning, i.e., to forgive the one who is worthy of forgiveness. Or, in the case of a child, the supplication is for the elevation of ranks, since he does not have sins.
➊ By "present and absent" (hazir wa ghaib) can be meant those who are present or absent at the time of the funeral, i.e., those who are attending the funeral and those who are not. And "absent" can also refer to the deceased. In this case, "present" would mean the living. "Absent" can also refer to those individuals who have not yet been born. In this case, "present" would mean the living and those who have already been born. "Present" can also mean the body present at the funeral, and "absent" would mean the one who is not present there. From this, the legitimacy of the absentee funeral prayer (janazah ghā’ibānah) can also be deduced.
➋ By "minor" (saghir) is not meant a minor in the sense of one who has not reached puberty, for such a person is already forgiven; rather, it refers to one who is younger in comparison to another, even if he is an adult. Similarly, "elder" (kabir) refers to anyone who is older in comparison to another. In any case, with such terms, the intent is generalization rather than the apparent meaning, i.e., to forgive the one who is worthy of forgiveness. Or, in the case of a child, the supplication is for the elevation of ranks, since he does not have sins.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1988
