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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)

Permissibility Of Dua After Janaaza Salaah

According to the Ahle Sunnah Wa Jama'at, to recite Dua after the Janazah Salaah is totally permissible. Our beloved Prophet  said,

Our beloved Rasool  has commanded us to make Dua after the Janazah Salaah. The Holy Prophet  stood on the Mimbar and informed the Sahaba concerning Ghazwa-e-Mouta and he also informed them of the martyrdom of Hazrat Ja'far ibn Abu Taalib :

 “So the Holy Prophet performed his Janazah Salaah and made Dua for him and then said to the people, you too make Dua-e-Maghfirat for him.”

Imam Sarkhasi who even in the eyes of the deobandis and wahabis is known as Shamsul A'ima also quotes a narration in his internationally renowned book Mabsoot.

Once Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar  went for a Janazah Namaaz but reached there after the Namaaz. He then said,

“If you have preceded me in the Namaaz, then do not precede me in the Dua.”

Hazrat Sarkhasi  has quoted narrations of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas and Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar (radi Al’laahu anhum) in the section on Ghusl of the deceased in his book Mabsoot, in which he has proved Dua after Janazah Salaah to be permissible.

In the book which discusses the narrators of Hadith, it has been stated concerning Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar  that he was very steadfast in adhering to the Sunnats of the Holy Prophet . If this dua was improper then would such a distinguished Sahabi-e-Rasool ever have read this Dua? Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas , who is known by all as Imam-ul-Mufas'sireen also allowed the reading of Dua after Janazah Salaah. If it were bid’ at then would such a great Commentator of the Holy Qur’aan ever read the Dua after Janazah Salaah?

From the above mentioned narrations it has become evident that to read the Dua after Janazah Salaah is permissible. The deobandis and the wahabis say that the reason for this Dua to be a bid’ at is because the Janazah Salaah by itself is a Dua, so there is no need for a second Dua. There is no where in the Holy Qur’aan or the Hadith where it has been mentioned that if one Dua is recited then to recite a second Dua after it is not permissible. No where has it been mentioned that if you recite a second Dua then the first will not be accepted. If there is no such command of Almighty Al’laah and the Beloved Rasool  preventing the second Dua, then what right does anyone else have to stop this beneficial practice?

There is no such proof from any verse of the Qur’aan or Hadith-e-Mustafa  which disallows the making of a second Dua, but the Ahle Sunnah wa Jama'at have proof that to make Dua once, twice or more than that is also permissible. It has been stated in the Glorious Qur’aan:

 “And your Creator says; Make Dua (pray) to me and I shall accept it. Undoubtedly, those who are too arrogant to worship Me shall soon enter Hell, disgraced.” [SurahAl Mu’min Verse.60]

In this verse, Almighty Al’laah has clearly commanded the Believers to make Dua and has given clear sign of accepting there Duas and He also informed those who are proud and donot make Dua to Him that they will go into hell. One must have noticed that after the Salaatul Janaazah, Dua is read and certain people lift up their hands to make Dua for the deceased whereas others seem to stand proudly and uncomfortable without reciting the Dua.

After examining the above mentioned verse of the Holy Qur’aan, it is now left upon you to understand what would be the condition of those who stand with pride and refuse to make Dua.

In yet another verse of the Glorious Qur’aan Almighty Al’laah says:

 “And O Beloved, When my servants ask you concerning Me, then, indeed I am close. I accept the supplication of the supplicant, when he supplicates Me. so they should be obedient to my Commands, and bring faith upon Me, so that they may gain the (true) path.” [Surah Baqara Verse.186]

Almighty Al’laah has stated that whenever a servant asks from Him, He accepts his Dua. In this verse there is no specification that Dua must only be asked once, twice or thrice or that if you ask more than once then it would make Almighty Al’laah unhappy and the first Dua will be rejected but it has been stated that whenever you ask, it will be accepted.

It is a common point that you will ask as many times Dua as possible for someone you love and verily all Muslims love their fellow Muslim brothers. It is either this or it seems as though those who object to this dua have some kind of hidden enmity against the deceased that they prohibit the making of Dua for them and the excuse they are using is that to make one Dua after the other is bid’ at.

These people do not even realise that every Namaaz has Dua in it, then why do they read Dua after the Fard Salaah of every Namaaz. Is there no Duas in those Namaaz?

(1). In Janazah Salaah the first thing that we read is Thanaa In the Fard Namaaz, we also read the Thanaa

(2). In Janazah Salaah we recite the Durood In the Fard Namaaz we also recite the Durood

(3). In Janazah Namaaz we make Dua for the Muslims In the Fard Namaaz we also make Dua for the Muslims

(4). In the Janazah Salaah we terminate with salaam In the Fard Namaaz, we also terminate with salaam

Now, after examining the simple table presented above, it is obvious that the Janazah Namaaz also consists of certain of those Duas etc that are read in the five daily Salaah, then why is it that after the Fard Namaaz, those who object also read this Dua:

But they still say the Dua after Janazah Salaah to be bid’ at. The famous and distinguished commentator of the Holy Qur’aan, Allama Ibn Jareer Tabri  while commenting on this verse of the Holy Qur’aan: he says,

“Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas  says that when you have completed, (then remain standing), this standing by itself is for Dua.” [Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.130 Vol.30]

Narration has been made by Hazrat Abdullah ibn Abbas  that,

 “When you have completed those commands of Almighty Al’laah, which are Fard upon you, then ask (make Dua) from Almighty Al’laah and turn towards Him and stand for Him.” [Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.130 Vol.30]

 “It is on the authority of Hazrat Qatadah  that once you have completed and are standing then turn your attention towards your Creator, for the command of Al’laah is this, that when you complete your Namaaz, then enter into your Dua.” [Tafseer ibn Jareer Pg.130 Vol.30]

While giving commentary of this Ayat-e-Kareema Hazrat Allama Imam Khaazin and Imam Baghwi (radi Al’laahu anhum) say,

 “Hazrat ibn Abbas, Hazrat Qatada, Hazrat Dahaak, Hazrat Muqatil and Hazrat Kalbi (radi Al’laahu ta'aala Anhumul Ajmaeen) have stated that when you complete the Fardh Namaaz, then stand in Dua before Al’laah and when asking, then turn to Him, and He will grant that which you desire.” [Tafseer-e-Khaazin Pg.220 Vol.7]

Hazrat ibn Abbas  reported that the Holy Prophet  said that when you ask from Almighty Al’laah then spread your palms and make Dua and after this, do not leave your hands like that but turn it over your face.

In another narration it has been stated that by doing this, Almighty Al’laah gives Barkat in it.

Muhadith Baihaqi  reported a narration from Sunan-e-Kubra in which it is proven that the Holy Prophet  made dua after a Janazah Salaah. Hazrat Ibrahim  narrates from a Sahabi who was from the Sahaba-e-Shajra, that his daughter passed away and that he performed the Janazah Salaah.

‘Then after the fourth Takbeer, he remained standing and he continued making Dua equivalent to the length of two Takbeers, then he said that the Holy Prophet , always performed a Janazah (Salaah) in this manner.’ [Sunan-ul-Kubra Pg.42 Vol.4]

Allama Muhammad Abdullah bin Abi Jamurah Maaliki Bukhari , in Bahjatun Nufoos narrated a Hadith, in which he proved that the Holy Prophet  made Dua after Janazah Salaah. The Hadith is this:

“Verily the he (Prophet) performed the Janazah Salaah of a child and then made Dua (for the child) that Almighty Al’laah save the child from the adversity of the grave” [Bahjatun Nufoos Shara Sahih Bukhari Pg.122 Vol.1]

The Holy Prophet  has stated,

“Verily to ask Dua is Ibaadat”

The Holy Prophet also said,

“Dua is the essence of Ibaadat”

In this time, when a person leaves home on lengthy journey, His family and friends make Dua for him. They accompany him to the railway station, bus terminal of Airport and when he is boarding the train, bus or aeroplane, they make Dua for his safe return even thought they are aware that there is a possibility of him coming back home.

Yet, when our respected elders or relatives pass away, then we are told that it is bid’ at to make Dua for them. The minds of these people who oppose dua can not be understood. They seem to be using the reverse gear in this case.

When a person passes away, we know that he is going to leave us for ever. He is never going to return and he is to prepare to meet his Creator and face the greatest examination of his life and yet they do not make Dua for such a person, rather they say it is Haraam and bid’ at to do so.

“Khuda Mahfooz Rakhe har Balaa se

Khusoosan Wahabiyat ki Wabaa se”

May Al’laah protect us from every wickedness

Especially from the curse of Wahabism

The Holy Prophet  has said,

“When you perform the Janazah Salaah over the deceased, so be sure to make Dua for him.” [Mishkaat Shareef Pg.146 -Abu Dawood Pg.456 - Ibn Majah Pg.109]

It has been narrated that Hazrat Abdullah ibn Umar  arrived after the Janazah Salaah of Hazrat Abdullah ibn Salaam  and he said,

“If you have preceded me in performing the Janazah Salaah then, do not precede me in making the Dua.” [Mabsoot Pg.67 Vol.2]

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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