Manhaj al-Salikin wa Tawdih al-Fiqh fi al-Din - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (96)

a forerunner1 for his parents, a treasure stored up for them, and an intercessor whose intercession is accepted. O Allah, make their scales heavy through him, increase their rewards through him, place him in the care of Abraham, and, by Your mercy, protect him from the torment of Hellfire2.”

199—He then pronounces the takbīr and concludes with the taslīm.

200—The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said: “Whenever a Muslim man dies and forty men who associate nothing with Allah stand for his funeral prayer, Allah accepts their intercession for him.” Muslim related it3.

201—He also said: “Whoever attends a funeral until the prayer is offered for the deceased will receive one qīrāt, and whoever attends until the burial will receive two qīrāts.” He was asked, “What are the two qīrāts?” He replied, “They are like two immense mountains.” Agreed upon4.

202—The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—forbade:

1—plastering a grave;

2—sitting upon it; and

3—building over it. Muslim related it5.

(1) *Al-farat* means one who has gone ahead; that is, make him precede both of his parents into Paradise. The term *farat* is used for both the singular and the plural. (2) This is a supplication mentioned by jurists such as Ibn Qudāma in *al-Mughnī*; it is not a hadith. (3) Recorded by Muslim (948). (4) Recorded by al-Bukhārī (3/196) and Muslim (945). (5) Recorded by Muslim (970). The Shaykh explained that building over graves =

فَرَطًا١ لِوَالِدَيْهِ، وَذُخْرًا، وَشَفِيعًا مُجَابًا، اَللَّهُمَّ ثَقِّلْ بِهِ مَوَازِينَهُمَا، وَأَعْظِمْ بِهِ أُجُورَهُمَا، وَاجْعَلْهُ فِي كَفَالَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وقِهِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ عَذَابَ اَلْجَحِيمِ٢. ١٩٩- ثُمَّ يكبر ويسلم. ٢٠٠- وَقَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ ﷺ: "مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ يَمُوتُ، فَيَقُومُ عَلَى جَنَازَتِهِ أَرْبَعُونَ رَجُلًا، لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِاَللَّهِ شَيْئًا، إِلَّا شَفَّعَهُمْ اَللَّهُ فِيهِ" رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ٣. ٢٠١- وَقَالَ: "مَنْ شَهِدَ اَلْجِنَازَةَ حَتَّى يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهَا فَلَهُ قِيرَاطٌ، وَمَنْ شَهِدَهَا حَتَّى تُدْفَنَ فَلَهُ قِيرَاطَانِ، قِيلَ: وَمَا اَلْقِيرَاطَانِ؟ قَالَ: مِثْلُ اَلْجَبَلَيْنِ اَلْعَظِيمَيْنِ" مُتَّفَقٌ عليه٤. ٢٠٢- وَنَهَى اَلنَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَنْ: ١- يُجَصَّصَ اَلْقَبْرُ. ٢- وَأَنْ يُقْعَدَ عَلَيْهِ. ٣- وَأَنْ يُبْنَى عليه. رواه مسلم٥.

١ الفَرَط: السابق المتقدم، أي: اجعله سابقا لهما إلى الجنة، والفرط: يقال للواحد والجمع. ٢ هذا دعاء ذكره الفقهاء كابن قدامة في "المغني"، وليس حديثًا. ٣ أخرجه مسلم "٩٤٨". ٤ رواه البخاري "١٩٦/٣"، ومسلم"٩٤٥". ٥ أخرجه مسلم "٩٧٠"، وقد بيَّن الشيخ أن البناء على القبور =