Fiqh>Sunni Beliefs>The Deceased Are Able To Hear

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان: اللہ کے نام سے شروع جو نہایت مہربان رحم والا

Translation: Allah in the name of the most Affectionate the Merciful

Du’a for Reading the Book or Islamic Lesson

Read the following Du’a (supplication) before studying a religious book or Islamic lesson , you will remember whatever you study.

Translation:Ya Allah! Open the portal of knowledge and wisdom for us, and have mercy on us! O the one who is the most honourable and glorious! (Al-Mustaraf, vol. 1, pp. 40)

Note: Recite Durud Sharif once before and after the Du’a.

ترجمۂ کنزالایمان:اور اگر جب وہ اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کریں تو اے محبوب تمہارے حضور حاضر ہوں اور پھر اللہ سے معافی چاہیں اور رسول ان کی شفاعت فرمائے تو ضرور اللہ کو بہت توبہ قبول کرنے والا مہربان پائیں۔

                                                                                                      

Translation of Kanzul Iman:And if when they do justice unto their souls, then O beloved! They should come to you and then beg forgiveness of Allah and the messenger should intercede for them then surely, they would find Allah Most Relenting, Merciful (4:64)

Excellence of Durud Shareef

The Noble Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم has stated, ‘Whoever recites Salat upon me one time, Allah عزوجل sends ten mercies upon him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 166, vol. 1)

The Deceased Are Able To Hear

The Aqida of the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at is that the dead have the power of hearing.

It is in the Qur’aan Majeed that when Azaab came upon the people of Hazrat Thamood and they died, Hazrat Saleh (alaihis salaam) addressed them in this manner:

“So (Saaleh) turned his face away from them and said, 'O my people! Undoubtedly, I did deliver to you the messages of my Lord, and wished your well-being, but you do not approve the well wishers.” [Surah AlA’raf Verse.79]

Likewise explaining the story of the people of Badeen, Almighty Al’laah says how the punishment came upon them and how they were destroyed and how Hazrat Shu'aib (Alaihis salaam) while conversing with this dead nation said:

“Then (Shuaib) turned his face away from them and said, ' O my people, I have already delivered to you the messages of my lord and I advised for your own good, so how then should I grieve over the infidels.” [Surah Al A’raf Verse.93]

To address a dead nation with the word “Yaa” is proof enough that they are aware and it should be noted that the one who is addressing them is a Nabi of Almighty Al’laah. In the battle of Badr when the Kufaar were defeated and they were thrown into a well, The Holy Prophet  stood beside the well and spoke to the dead. He said,

 “O certain person, son of certain person. O certain person son of certain person. Does this make you sad that you should have followed Al’laah and his Rasool ” He then said, “Verily I have found the promise of my Creator to be true. Did you find the promise of your creator to be true?” On hearing this, Hazrat Umar Farouk  said, “Ya Rasoolallah!  Are you conversing which such bodies in which there are no souls?”

The Holy Prophet  said,

 “I swear an oath on Him in whose Power is the life of Muhammad you can not hear better than them, that which I am saying.” [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.345 - Sahih Bukhari Shareef - Sahih Muslim Shareef - Ash'atul Lam’aat Pg.398 Vol.3 - Mirkaat Shareef Pg.10/11 Vol.8 - Mazaahire Haq Pg.391 Vol.3 - Fathul Baari - Umdatul Qaari - Irshaadus Saari - Kitaabur Rooh - Nisa'i Shareef Pg.639]

The Mu'jaza of Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) is famous that he used to bring the dead back to life. It is in the Holy Qur’aan:

 “And I cure the one who is born blind and the ones with leprosy, and I bring the dead back to life, through the command of Al’laah”[SurahAl Imran Verse.49]

It is obvious from this verse of the Holy Qur’aan that he ( Hazrat Esa) brings the dead back to life and in the Hadith it has been stated that he used to address the dead by saying,

is a commanding tense and it means, “Stand up or Rise.” Thus when he would say to the dead then they would immediately rise. Thus it can be understood that first the hearing of the dead is proven and then the Mu’jaza of Hazrat Esa (Alaihis salaam). If the deceased do not hear then it was not necessary for Hazrat Esa (alaihis salaam) to use the word . The mere use of the word is proof enough that the dead hear. Sahabi-e-Rasool Hazrat Anas  reports that the Holy Prophet Muhammad  said,

 “Verily when a person is placed in the grave and when his friends return from him, then he hears the sound of their shoes.” [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.24 - Sahih Bukhari Vol.1 - Sahih Muslim Shareef Vol.1]

Hazrat Anas  also states that when the Holy Prophet  used to pass through the graveyard then he would say,

 “O Dwellers of the grave! Peace be upon you. (We Pray) for Al’laah to forgive you and us. You have gone before us and we are to come after you.” [Jaame Tirmizi - Sharhus Sudoor - Kitaabur Rooh]

Even in this discussion, the words make it obvious that the dwellers of the grave are able to hear.

Ya Allah عزوجل of Mustafa  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم! We make sincere Dua that  blesses us all with strength in Imaan and true love for the Holy Prophet  صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلمand for all those who follow that which has been taught and commanded by Him. Amin! (Source: Extracted from Proper Sunni Beliefs)

Courtesy: Imam Mustafa Raza Research Center

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