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Sahih al-Bukhari 1247 (Book 23, Hadith 10) #1202
Visiting Graves and Offering Funeral Prayers

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was informed of a person's death and he asked why they did not inform him earlier. He then went to the grave and offered the funeral prayer.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas.: A person died and Allah's Messenger used to visit him. He died at night and (the people) buried him at night. In the morning they informed the Prophet (about his death). He said, "What prevented you from informing me?" They replied, "It was night and it was a dark night and so we disliked to trouble you". The Prophet went to his grave and offered the (funeral) prayer.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ مَاتَ إِنْسَانٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ يَعُودُهُ فَمَاتَ بِاللَّيْلِ فَدَفَنُوهُ لَيْلاً، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحَ أَخْبَرُوهُ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ مَا مَنَعَكُمْ أَنْ تُعْلِمُونِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالُوا كَانَ اللَّيْلُ فَكَرِهْنَا ـ وَكَانَتْ ظُلْمَةٌ ـ أَنْ نَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ‏.‏ فَأَتَى قَبْرَهُ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ‏.‏

TOPICS
grave  *  funeral  *  prayer  *  death  *  qabr  *  janazah  *  salat  *  mawt

QUICK LESSONS:
Visit graves regularly , Remember your deceased loved ones in your prayers , Show respect for those who have passed away .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of visiting graves and offering funeral prayers for those who have passed away. It is narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that a person died at night and was buried without informing the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. When he found out in the morning he asked why they did not inform him earlier. He then went to his grave and offered his funeral prayer for him as an act of mercy from Allah SWT. This hadith teaches us that we should always remember our deceased loved ones in our prayers as it is an act of mercy from Allah SWT towards them. We should also visit their graves regularly to show respect for them even after their passing away from this world.

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