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Sunan an-Nasai 1825 (Book 21, Hadith 8) #16436
Saying Something Good for the Dead

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of saying something good when seeing a dead person, and how Allah will compensate those who do so.

It was narrated that Umm Salamah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah say: 'When you see the dead, say something good, for the angels say Amin to whatever you say; When Abu Salamah died, I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, what should I say?' He said: 'Say" Allahummaghfirlanaa wa lahu wa a 'qibni minhu 'uqbai hasanah (O Allah, forgive us and him, and compensate me well for this loss)"' Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, compensated me with Muhammad".
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقٌ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ إِذَا حَضَرْتُمُ الْمَرِيضَ فَقُولُوا خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو سَلَمَةَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ أَقُولُ قَالَ ‏"‏ قُولِي اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ وَأَعْقِبْنِي مِنْهُ عُقْبَى حَسَنَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَعْقَبَنِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ مِنْهُ مُحَمَّدًا

TOPICS
death  *  compensate  *  say  *  angels

QUICK LESSONS:
Saying something good when you see someone who has passed away.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of saying something good when seeing a dead person. Umm Salamah asked the Prophet Muhammad what she should say upon seeing her husband Abu Salamah's death and he told her to say "Allahummaghfirlanaa wa lahu wa a 'qibni minhu 'uqbai hasanah" which translates to "O Allah forgive us and him and compensate me well for this loss". This shows that it is important to remember that Allah will reward those who are kind even in difficult times. It also teaches us that we should be mindful of our words as angels will listen in on what we say and respond with an "Amin". Furthermore, it shows us how powerful our words can be as Allah compensated Umm Salamah with Muhammad after she said these words.

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