11/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 920a — Dua for the Deceased
Closing the eyes of the deceased and supplicating for him, when he dies
Dua for the Deceased Hadith of Abu Salama
Sahih Muslim : 920a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 920a
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ ذُؤَيْبٍ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَتْ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى أَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَقَدْ شَقَّ بَصَرُهُ فَأَغْمَضَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " إِنَّ الرُّوحَ إِذَا قُبِضَ تَبِعَهُ الْبَصَرُ " . فَضَجَّ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ فَقَالَ " لاَ تَدْعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ إِلاَّ بِخَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ الْمَلاَئِكَةَ يُؤَمِّنُونَ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُونَ " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لأَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلَهُ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَافْسَحْ لَهُ فِي قَبْرِهِ . وَنَوِّرْ لَهُ فِيهِ " .
Umm Salamah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon came to Abu Salama (as he died). His eyes were fixedly open. He closed them, and then said: When the soul is taken away the sight follows it. Some of the people of his family wept and wailed. So he said: Do not supplicate for yourselves anything but good, for angels say" Amen" to what you say. He then said: O Allah, forgive Abu Salama, raise his degree among those who are rightly guided, grant him a successor in his descendants who remain. Forgive us and him, O Lord of the Universe, and make his grave spacious, and grant him light in it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 920aIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 8USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2003
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 920a
This hadith shows the Prophet's conduct when Abu Salama died. Umm Salama reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) came to Abu Salama, whose eyes were fixed open, and closed them. He said that when the soul is taken, the sight follows it. When some of the family wept and wailed, he told them not to supplicate for themselves except with good, because angels say Amin to what they say. Then he made dua for Abu Salama, asking Allah to forgive him, raise his rank, care for those he left behind, forgive them all, make his grave spacious, and grant him light in it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet closed the eyes of the deceased.
- He taught that the sight follows the soul when it is taken.
- People should only make good supplications at such a time.
- The Prophet made dua for forgiveness, rank, spaciousness, and light in the grave.
