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Sahih Muslim 945e (Book 11, Hadith 72) #9342
Rewards for Praying for the Dead and Accompanying Funeral Processions

SUMMARY: Praying for the dead and accompanying a funeral procession are acts of worship that will be rewarded in the afterlife.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: He who offers prayer for the dead, for him is (the reward of) one qirat; and he who follows the bier till it is placed in the grave, for him (is the reward of) two Qirats. I (Abu Hazim, one of the narrators) said: Abu Huraira, what is a qirat? He said: It is like the hill of Uhud.
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ كَيْسَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو حَازِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَهَا حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي الْقَبْرِ فَقِيرَاطَانِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ وَمَا الْقِيرَاطُ قَالَ ‏"‏ مِثْلُ أُحُدٍ

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prayer  *  dead  *  funeral  *  reward  *  salat  *  mayyit  *  janazah  *  thawab

QUICK LESSONS:
Pray for those who have passed away , Follow funerals processions until they are placed into graves .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how we can gain rewards from Allah by performing certain acts of worship. According to this hadith, if someone prays for a deceased person they will receive one qirat as a reward in the afterlife. A qirat is like a hill of Uhud which is an area near Medina in Saudi Arabia. Additionally, if someone follows a bier or funeral procession until it is placed in the grave then they will receive two qirats as reward from Allah. This hadith teaches us that even small acts of kindness such as praying for those who have passed away or accompanying their funeral processions can be rewarded greatly by Allah in the hereafter.

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