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Musnad Ahmad 1093 (Book 5, Hadith 510) #34736
Burying the Dead and Supplications

SUMMARY: The Prophet (PBUH) instructed Ali to bury his uncle and offered supplications for him.

It was narrated that 'Ali (رضي الله عنه) said: When Abu Talib died, I came to the Prophet and said: Your paternal uncle, the misguided old man, has died. He said: 'Go and bury him, and do not do anything until you come to me'. So I went and buried him. Then he told me to do ghusl, then he prayed for me, offering supplications that I would not like to have anything else instead of them.
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ نَاجِيَةَ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ لَمَّا مَاتَ أَبُو طَالِبٍ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عَمَّكَ الشَّيْخَ الضَّالَّ قَدْ مَاتَ فَقَالَ انْطَلِقْ فَوَارِهِ وَلَا تُحْدِثْ شَيْئًا حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَوَارَيْتُهُ فَأَمَرَنِي فَاغْتَسَلْتُ ثُمَّ دَعَا لِي بِدَعَوَاتٍ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنَّ لِي بِهِنَّ مَا عَرُضَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ‏.‏

TOPICS
burial  *  supplication  *  death  *  aljanaaiz  *  duaaa  *  almawt

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your elders even if they are misguided or have wrong beliefs; bury their bodies properly according to Islamic teachings; offer supplications on behalf of deceased seeking forgiveness from Allah SWT
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks of the importance of burying the dead, as well as offering supplications for them. It was narrated that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib said that when his uncle Abu Talib died, he went to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and informed him of this news. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to go bury his uncle, and not do anything else until he returned back to him. After Ali buried his uncle, the Prophet ﷺ told him to perform ghusl then prayed for Ali offering supplications that he would not like anything else instead of them. This hadith teaches us about respecting our elders even if they are misguided or have wrong beliefs; we should still respect their dead bodies by burying them properly according to Islamic teachings. We should also offer supplications for those who have passed away in order to seek forgiveness from Allah on their behalf.

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