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Sahih Muslim 944a (Book 11, Hadith 64) #9334
The Importance of Funerals

SUMMARY: We should be quick to attend funerals, as it is a good deed to send the deceased off in a good state.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying: Make haste at a funeral; if the dead person was good, it is a good state to which you are sending him on; but if he was otherwise it is an evil of which you are ridding yourselves.
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ أَسْرِعُوا بِالْجَنَازَةِ فَإِنْ تَكُ صَالِحَةً فَخَيْرٌ - لَعَلَّهُ قَالَ - تُقَدِّمُونَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ تَكُنْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَشَرٌّ تَضَعُونَهُ عَنْ رِقَابِكُمْ

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funeral  *  haste  *  deed  *  janaza  *  tawwajuh  *  saleh

QUICK LESSONS:
Attend funerals quickly; Send the deceased off in a good state; Be respectful towards those who have passed away; Be mindful about one's actions while alive; Show kindness towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of attending funerals and being quick about it. It teaches us that when we attend a funeral, we are sending off the deceased in either a good or bad state. If they were righteous and did many good deeds during their life, then we are sending them off in a good state. However, if they were not righteous and did not do many good deeds during their life, then by attending their funeral we are ridding ourselves of an evil presence. This hadith encourages us to be mindful of our actions while alive so that when our time comes for us to pass away, people will remember us fondly and send us off with love and respect.

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