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Sunan an-Nasai 1994 — Qirat Reward for Janazah
The Reward Of The One Who Offers The Funeral Prayer
Qirat Reward for Funeral Prayer and Burial
Sunan an-Nasai : 1994
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1994
أَخْبَرَنَا نُوحُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ صَلَّى عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ وَمَنِ انْتَظَرَهَا حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي اللَّحْدِ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ وَالْقِيرَاطَانِ مِثْلُ الْجَبَلَيْنِ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever offers the funeral prayer will have one Qirat and whoever stays until the body is placed in the Lahd will have two Qirats, and the two Qirats are like two great mountains.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1994In-book reference : Book 21, Hadith 177English translation : Vol. 3, Book 21, Hadith 1996
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1994
This Hadith explains the reward of attending Janazah. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said whoever offers the funeral prayer will have one Qirat. Whoever stays until the body is placed in the Lahd will have two Qirats. The Prophet then described the two Qirats as being like two great mountains. The narration is simple and strong in meaning. It links reward to two levels of attendance: praying the funeral prayer, and staying until the body is placed in the grave. For people searching for Qirat reward hadith, this report clearly mentions the reward connected to Janazah prayer and burial.
What we learn from this hadith
- Offering the funeral prayer is connected with one Qirat of reward.
- Staying until the body is placed in the Lahd is connected with two Qirats.
- The two Qirats are described as like two great mountains.
- The Hadith encourages care and presence at the funeral.
